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KMagic Posted 11 years ago
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Modify and mortify?
Are these two words pronounced the same in American English? Thank you.
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The "ify" part of both words is pronounced the same, the but the first part is pronounced differently: MOD-if-fye; MORT-if-fye.
Note: modify is very frequently used in US English, while mortify is rarely heard, and then only as a past participle in an expression like: "I'm mortified by this." I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I've never used "mortify" in speech or writing
Note: modify is very frequently used in US English, while mortify is rarely heard, and then only as a past participle in an expression like: "I'm mortified by this." I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I've never used "mortify" in speech or writing
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KMagic Are these two words pronounced the same in American English? Thank you.No.
/'mad??fa?/ /'m??d??fa?/
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