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Sunraise2005 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Why dictionary spell 'parallel' in this way? par-al-lel
why it is not 'pa-ra-llel' or some other format?
why it is this format? from pronociation or for better remeber?
thanks for your answer, this could help me understand other words.
why it is this format? from pronociation or for better remeber?
thanks for your answer, this could help me understand other words.
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Hello, sunraise — and welcome to English Forums. There is often more than one way to divide a word into syllables. What most dictionaries show is the points where the words should be hyphenated if they occur at the end of a line and must be carried over to the next line of type.
- Hello, sunraise — and welcome to English Forums.
- There is often more than one way to divide a word into syllables.
- What most dictionaries show is the points where the words should be hyphenated if they occur at the end of a line and must be carried over to the next line of type.
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Hello, sunraise — and welcome to English Forums.
There is often more than one way to divide a word into syllables. What most dictionaries show is the points where the words should be hyphenated if they occur at the end of a line and must be carried over to the next line of type.
There is often more than one way to divide a word into syllables. What most dictionaries show is the points where the words should be hyphenated if they occur at the end of a line and must be carried over to the next line of type.
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Do you object to the spelling or do you object to the pronunciation?
Concerning the spelling of a word, it is extremely difficult to argue with a dictionary.
Parallel is spelled as it is.
Basically, the same goes for pronunciation. That is just the way it is.
In this case, there are two ways to pronounce the word that are very similar. Either version is accepta
Concerning the spelling of a word, it is extremely difficult to argue with a dictionary.
Parallel is spelled as it is.
Basically, the same goes for pronunciation. That is just the way it is.
In this case, there are two ways to pronounce the word that are very similar. Either version is accepta
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