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Qop Posted 10 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
How to pronounce the name ' Corwin'?
does the 'win' here pronounce the same as in the single word ‘win'?
And the accent is on the first consonant ‘C', right?
Thank you
And the accent is on the first consonant ‘C', right?
Thank you
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"Corwin" has the stress on the first syllable, as you thought, but we count syllables on vowel sounds, not on consonant sounds. So the stress is on the "or" of the first syllable. " For your question, you want to ask it like this: Is "win" here pronounced the same as it is in the single syllable word "win"?
- "Corwin" has the stress on the first syllable, as you thought, but we count syllables on vowel sounds, not on consonant sounds.
- So the stress is on the "or" of the first syllable.
- " For your question, you want to ask it like this: Is "win" here pronounced the same as it is in the single syllable word "win"?
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"Corwin" has the stress on the first syllable, as you thought, but we count syllables on vowel sounds, not on consonant sounds. So the stress is on the "or" of the first syllable. The "win" part is pronounced like the word "win."
For your question, you want to ask it like this:
Is "win" here pronounced the same as it is in the single syllable word "win"?
For your question, you want to ask it like this:
Is "win" here pronounced the same as it is in the single syllable word "win"?
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Englishmaven"Corwin" has the stress on the first syllable, as you thought, but we count syllables on vowel sounds, not on consonant sounds. So the stress is on the "or" of the first syllable. The "win" part is pronounced like the word "win."For your question, you want to ask it like this:Is "win" here pronounced the same as it is in the single syllable word "win"?
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