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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
grimace
Hi,
My Longman claims the verb TO GRIMACE has alternative pronunciations. The noun GRIMACE, too, can be pronounced differently.
(1) How is the noun "grimace" usually pronounced in AE?
(2) How do AE speakers normally pronounce the verb "to grimace"?
Are there native speakers who say "GRImace" (noun) but "griMACE" (verb)? (as is the case with say the pair ADDress/to addRESS?)
mus-te
My Longman claims the verb TO GRIMACE has alternative pronunciations. The noun GRIMACE, too, can be pronounced differently.
(1) How is the noun "grimace" usually pronounced in AE?
(2) How do AE speakers normally pronounce the verb "to grimace"?
Are there native speakers who say "GRImace" (noun) but "griMACE" (verb)? (as is the case with say the pair ADDress/to addRESS?)
mus-te
Top answer
My experience with American English is that it's pronounced GRImace as both a noun and a verb.
- My experience with American English is that it's pronounced GRImace as both a noun and a verb.
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My experience with American English is that it's pronounced GRImace as both a noun and a verb.
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I see. Thank you! 
How do YOU (and other BE speakers) pronounce these words(noun+verb)? It is the first syllable
How do YOU (and other BE speakers) pronounce these words(noun+verb)? It is the first syllable
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MUSCOVITEGRIMACE/'gr? m?s/ Always. AmE
I have heard the alternate, perhaps on TV. It sounded strange to me. That program was probably a British import.
CJ
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