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Syllable division of VCV pattern in words such as “salad” and “lemon”
In words such as salad /sæləd/, you have a VCV pattern (vowel-consonant-vowel), in which the first vowel is short. The syllable division of such words is generally done after the consonant, i.e, as ...
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Pronouncing the “N” as separate syllable at the end of words like “known” and “pattern”
Over time, I have heard people pronounce the "n" on words like "known" (NO-en) and "pattern" (PAT-r-en), as though it were a separate syllable. The instances of my hearing such have been rare ones, ...
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When is “marked” pronounced with 2 syllables?
I have heard "marked" pronounced with 2 syllables, like "mar-ked":
http://forvo.com/word/marked_(adj_-_distinctive_character)
but online dictionaries show only the 1-syllable pronunciation.
When ...
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First syllable of “gravity”
Is "gravity" pronounced /'græ.vɪ.ti/ or /'græv.ɪ.ti/? I had always assumed that it was the former, but the latter is shown in most dictionaries. Is there variation between accents?
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How can I determine the proper stressing of words?
I am working on a sonnet. This pretty much mandates the use of iambic pentameter and therefore requires that I have a good grip on emphasis.
However, I'm not exactly sure how to properly research ...
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How often are tonic syllables incorrectly chosen in English? [closed]
Understanding its accenting rules (though they've changed to worse very recently), it's quite rare to not know how is a given written word is stressed in Spanish.
In French or Italian, the tonic ...
