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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
how to pronounce -man and difficulty
how would you know if the "-man" at the end of a word is stressed or not???
ex. Businessman - "man" here is stressed
while in
Fireman - "man" - the a is a schwa
I don't know if there's a rule here, but i'm really confused.
Another is the word "difficulty". I had a professor(from penn) who said the "-ty" part the way it's pronounced when you say "personality" or "activity". I've always thought it was an aspirated t, or is it???
thanks.
ex. Businessman - "man" here is stressed
while in
Fireman - "man" - the a is a schwa
I don't know if there's a rule here, but i'm really confused.
Another is the word "difficulty". I had a professor(from penn) who said the "-ty" part the way it's pronounced when you say "personality" or "activity". I've always thought it was an aspirated t, or is it???
thanks.
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Policeman- stress at the 2 nd syllable Fireman and businessman both have the stress at the 1 st syllable. There is no defined rules for pronunciation. The only way to learn it is to listen and practice more often.
- Policeman- stress at the 2 nd syllable Fireman and businessman both have the stress at the 1 st syllable.
- There is no defined rules for pronunciation.
- The only way to learn it is to listen and practice more often.
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Policeman- stress at the 2nd syllable
Fireman and businessman both have the stress at the 1st syllable.
There is no defined rules for pronunciation. The only way to learn it is to listen and practice more often.
Fireman and businessman both have the stress at the 1st syllable.
There is no defined rules for pronunciation. The only way to learn it is to listen and practice more often.
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No rule, but if you use schwa instead of a or a instead of schwa, it won't be the end of the world! Follow the suggestion of a good dictionary and you should be okay.
The t in difficulty can be aspirated or neutral (unaspirated).
The t in -ality, -ivity, -icity, etc., can be tapped (sounding like a d) or aspirated or neutral. (A
The t in difficulty can be aspirated or neutral (unaspirated).
The t in -ality, -ivity, -icity, etc., can be tapped (sounding like a d) or aspirated or neutral. (A
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As a British (English) native, I wouldn't stress any part of "businessman," "fireman" or "policeman"
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But your British dictionaries show stress on certain syllables of those words!
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Could be a regional thing. I'm from the West Country - everything's a bit soft down here. It's "mun" rather than "man."
Note to all lovers of Merrie England: if there is any stress in "Robin Hood" it emphatically isn't on the Robin part!
Note to all lovers of Merrie England: if there is any stress in "Robin Hood" it emphatically isn't on the Robin part!
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