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Pavlides Posted 11 years ago
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pronunciation of "fifteen"
In 2015, after he went to America, he .....
Where is the stress in "fifteen"?
Where is the stress in "fifteen"?
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Hi That's a good question - and others here may be able to shed more light on it than I can 'Fifteen' - and all the 'teen' numbers - are some of the fairly rare words in English that have stress shift. The stress may fall on the first syllable or the second, depending on context and how the emphasis falls in the sentence as a whole. I suspect it may also depend on country, class and accent too.
- Hi That's a good question - and others here may be able to shed more light on it than I can 'Fifteen' - and all the 'teen' numbers - are some of the fairly rare words in English that have stress shift.
- The stress may fall on the first syllable or the second, depending on context and how the emphasis falls in the sentence as a whole.
- I suspect it may also depend on country, class and accent too.
- For example, I might say: - He never enjoyed travel much in his early years.
- In 2015, after he went to America, he ...
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That's a good question - and others here may be able to shed more light on it than I can
'Fifteen' - and all the 'teen' numbers - are some of the fairly rare words in English that have stress shift. The stress may fall on the first syllable or the second, depending on context and how the emphasis falls in the sentence as a whole. I suspect it may also depend on country, clas
That's a good question - and others here may be able to shed more light on it than I can
'Fifteen' - and all the 'teen' numbers - are some of the fairly rare words in English that have stress shift. The stress may fall on the first syllable or the second, depending on context and how the emphasis falls in the sentence as a whole. I suspect it may also depend on country, clas
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Hi dave_anon, that's exactly what I thought but the comma that was throwing me off. That's for taking the time to write that out!
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Joe KerrIn 2015, after he went to America, he .....Where is the stress in "fifteen"?The stress is on "teen". This happens when the number "stands for itself", so to speak, in a series of numbered things (years, in this case). Chapter 15, page 15, 1215 Maple Street (twelve fifteen), etc. The number does not answer the question "How many?" That would
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