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Movo Posted 8 years ago
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Bas-relief

Hi,

Can we change the order of stresses in the pronunciation of the word?

I see that the Webster dictionary has mentioned the two variants as possible, but I need to ask which one is more familiar to the native ears.

Thanks.

  

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movo Can we change the order of stresses in the pronunciation of the word? " Yes, you can use whichever one you like best. Almost everybody, however, chooses pronunciation so that it matches the pronunciation of most people around them.

— CalifJim

  • movo Can we change the order of stresses in the pronunciation of the word?
  • " Yes, you can use whichever one you like best.
  • Almost everybody, however, chooses pronunciation so that it matches the pronunciation of most people around them.
  • bä-ri-'lef.
  • CJ
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movoCan we change the order of stresses in the pronunciation of the word?

I think you mean "Can we choose for ourselves the position of the stress in the pronunciation of the word (bas-relief)?"

Yes, you can use whichever one you like best. Almost everybody, however, chooses pronunciation so that it matches the pronunciation of m

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