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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Could you please help me with the word literacy

I always have problems with literacy- literature. My firs language is spanish. Where do I put the accents on li or te?
Thank so much for your help
  

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Both have the primary accent on the first syllable and a secondary accent on the last syllable. / \ literacy: LIT er a cy / \ literature: LIT er a ture CJ

— CalifJim

  • Both have the primary accent on the first syllable and a secondary accent on the last syllable.
  • / \ literacy: LIT er a cy / \ literature: LIT er a ture CJ
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Both have the primary accent on the first syllable and a secondary accent on the last syllable.

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literacy: LIT er a cy

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literature: LIT er a ture

CJ
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Thank for your help. Very kind of you.
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