problem with word stress

0Can you give us some more examples, so we can understand the problem better? You have trouble hearing, or speaking, the words?0-

0I think I know what he (she?) means.02br
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00It is about stressing the right syllable. I have that problem too.02br
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00E.g. I used to say phoTographer instead of photOgrapher. Another one, it's aPOstrophe not apoSTRophe. 02br
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00The only tip I can give you AT, is to study the phonetics (pronounciation keys). The stressed syl

0 There are all sorts of rules, but they don't work 100% of the time. The examples you mentioned (photography, apostrophe) are examples of four-syllable words derived from Greek ending in the EE sound (spelled 'y', but sometimes 'e'). These take the main stress on the second of four syllables, which is often an 'o', but not always.02br
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1b05000 [y]02b00CJ, that's excellent.02br
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00Do you know a website with the rules? I'd be very pleased to hear the rules.02br
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00Jake010id44

0 Yeah, the stress rule is one of the hardest things to learn in English. Unfortunately, it's also one of the most important aspects of the language as it ups intelligeability greatly. It is actually quite hard to understand if someone speaks flatly with no stress and equal rythm. Knowing where to stress and where to speed up and slow down is an important part of the language.02br


0Thanks Xess. Your post is appreciated.02br
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00Jake0-

0 Jake,02br
00 No, I don't know of a website that deals with this topic, but maybe through Google you could find one. Try keywords like 01i00English stress pronunciation.02br
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02i00I believe that some bilingual dictionaries give a few tips on stress placement in the pages near the beginning of the dictionary. Generally speaking these ti

0 Yeah, it's a wonder why we were never taught about stress and pronunciation in school. Perhaps it's because there are just too many rules, and learning them will end up confusing the learner even more. We learn all the word stresses by rote. Then, we get a general picture of how things should be pronounced.02br
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00 When coming across new words which we've never see

0CJ,02br
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00Your list with some rules about pronunciation is excellent to begin with.02br
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00Thank you, Jake0-

1font00SJ and others perplexed by English syllable stress,02font02br
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01font00A good dictionary lists the word and its phonemic transcription, followed by the part of speech, definition and ideally an example of its use. Within the phonemic transcription there should be a stress mark. You need to check the sys