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Quaerereverum Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Hello,

Could you please tell me on which vowel you put stress.

impact (N), impAct

impact (V), Impact

Am I right?

Thank you so much.
  

Top answer

No. Just the reverse. A lot of words that can be used both as nouns and as verbs take the stress on the first syllable for the noun form and on the second for the verb form.

  • No.
  • Just the reverse.
  • A lot of words that can be used both as nouns and as verbs take the stress on the first syllable for the noun form and on the second for the verb form.
  • Noun: *** *** Verb: *** *** In this case, however, you can put the stress on the first syllable in both, and most people do most of the time.
  • CJ
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No. Just the reverse. A lot of words that can be used both as nouns and as verbs take the stress on the first syllable for the noun form and on the second for the verb form.

Noun: *** ***
Verb: *** ***

In this case, however, you can put the stress on the first syllable in both, and most people do most of the time.

CJ

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