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Sam C Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

pronunciation of 'pronunciation'

what do you think of pronunciation where the 2nd syllable sounds like 'noun'?
  

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No, they are not pronunced the same. The vowel in pronunciation is a single vowel, as in "but", whereas it is a diphtong in noun , as in "mouth". html Hope that it helps.

  • No, they are not pronunced the same.
  • The vowel in pronunciation is a single vowel, as in "but", whereas it is a diphtong in noun , as in "mouth".
  • html Hope that it helps.
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No, they are not pronunced the same. The vowel in pronunciation is a single vowel, as in "but", whereas it is a diphtong in noun, as in "mouth".

You can hear the diphtong by having a look at the following link: http://www.yorku.
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thanks for the link, LanguagLover. it's not working for me just now, but i'll try again later.
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Sam Cwhat do you think of pronunciation where the 2nd syllable sounds like 'noun'?

Some native speakers do pronounce "pronunciation" as "pronounciation", but it's a mistake.

MrP
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how do we pronounce (a)in can and(u) in uncle
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i don't how to pronunciation some word when i read the book. please tell me about the syllable or stress of word.
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English is my second language but I can speak little but good so I would like to improve up to native people.

So I want to get more book and pronounciation CD and cassetes and any other items that can help me how to achieve my goals one day.

Please send me more advise about this topic

Best regards,

Saleh
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0 >> Some native speakers do pronounce "pronunciation" as "pronounciation", but it's a mistake.02br
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00Native speakers cannot make a mistake when it comes to pronunciation. I do not however pronounce it like that. 0-
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0Native speakers can make mistakes with pronounciation. Unfortunately with English, the spelling does not always give you a clue to the pronounciation, so if people learn a word from seeing it written, they can make mistakes.02br
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00My dad drives me nuts as there are two words that he always mispronounces as he learnt them from seeing them written. 0-
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0>> Native speakers can make mistakes with pronounciation. Unfortunately with English, the spelling does not always give you a clue to the pronounciation, so if people learn a word from seeing it written, they can make mistakes. 02<<
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00Native speakers can of course occasionally make a performance error, but it's ridiculous to say that they can pronounce a word inco
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0Hi Marvin A.,01blockquote
00Native speakers can of course occasionally make a performance error, but it's ridiculous to say that they can pronounce a word incorrectly--as who decides on how a word is "supposed" to be pronounced? There are simply different ways of pronouncing words.12blockquote
10Is it possible for a non-native speaker to mispronounce words

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