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Kunsusuki Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Stressed Syllables?

Hi. Is the word 'Online' stressed on the first or the second syllable? Thank you in advance for your response.

  

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g. "an online booking system", both syllables are stressed (perhaps with the emphasis slightly towards the first syllable). g.

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  • g.
  • "an online booking system", both syllables are stressed (perhaps with the emphasis slightly towards the first syllable).
  • g.
  • "we do all our bookings online", the stress is on the second syllable.
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When it is used atributively before a noun, e.g. "an online booking system", both syllables are stressed (perhaps with the emphasis slightly towards the first syllable). In other cases, e.g. "we do all our bookings online", the stress is on the second syllable.

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