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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Enunciation VS pronunciation

What is the difference between 'enunciation' and 'pronunciation'?
  

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Enunciation is to speak clearly or to pronounce, as a doctrine, or theory. Pronunciation is the act of producing the sounds of speech. So, one might say, "Enunciate clearly when you pronounce the words in the Declaration that you are enunciating.

  • Enunciation is to speak clearly or to pronounce, as a doctrine, or theory.
  • Pronunciation is the act of producing the sounds of speech.
  • So, one might say, "Enunciate clearly when you pronounce the words in the Declaration that you are enunciating.
  • That encompasses both meanings of enunciate (to speak clearly and to pronounce a declaration or theory or something), and the meaning of pronounce.
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Enunciation is to speak clearly or to pronounce, as a doctrine, or theory.

Pronunciation is the act of producing the sounds of speech.

So, one might say, "Enunciate clearly when you pronounce the words in the Declaration that you are enunciating.

That encompasses both meanings of enunciate (to speak clearly and to pronounce a declaration or theory or something), and the
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Sorry but you just used "pronounce" in your definition of "enunciation" in comparison with "pronunciation". And "Enunciate clearly when you pronounce the words in the Declaration that you are enunciating." is a little bit confusing, isn't?
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Enunciation is an art of speaking clearly and is taught early in the classes of elocution where teachers make a child speak out poetry or passage aloud in the class.Pronunciation is the art of speaking words clearly knowing where to lay stress and where to omit the sound in case of silent vowel
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It actually makes sense how he words it. By wording it as he did, he shows how pronunciation is just the ACT of speaking, while enunciation is the form in which you should say it (or pronoun's it) according to the grammatical laws of the language you are speaking.
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Pronunciation is the basic way a word is to be said in casual conversation. When you are asked to enunciate, however, you are being asked to pay particular attention to the detail of each syllable and letter sound. In radio, for example, you cannot simply say dubyu MIT for call letters WMIT; you must enunciate it as follows: Double U MIT. Pronunciation is the general way we pronounce, and enunc

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