pronunciation - How does one pronounce the '@' symbol? - English ...

How can I pronounce @, At or At the rate? Can I use it in a sentence? Please explain with an example.

Why is the spelling of "pronounce" and "pronunciation" different?

As for why the word pronounce has an O between the two N’s and pronunciation does not, it is unclear, but both words derive from French, pronunciation from pronunciation and pronounce from pronuncier. There is probably some variation in the way the different word stress affected how the words were spelled after being borrowed into English.

pronunciation - How is "æ" supposed to be pronounced? - English ...

Æ is pronounced very close to e in echo, and when I read the English word encyclopædia I naturally pronounce it as described, confusing an American listener. ø or oe is pronounced as the German ö, also as a single sound.

pronunciation - How are "i.e." and "e.g." pronounced? - English ...

How are i.e. and e.g. pronounced? When I was in college, one of my philosophy professors instructed us to use translated English for abbreviated or initialized latinisms when reading a text aloud. I would agree that in most cases you should speak the translated English rather than speaking the letters of the initialization. i.e. is used for clarification and should be spoken "that is". While ...

pronunciation - How to pronounce ë in a name? - English Language ...

A Simple explanation on what the letter ë actually is and how it is pronounced? I know it's not an English letter so why does it appear in English names like Chloë for example?

pronunciation - How to pronounce "nₒ" properly - English Language ...

People here (Hong Kong) like to pronounce n0 ("n subscript zero") as "N-nor"; "N-zero" seems to be acceptable. I am wondering what's the most popular pronunciation in English. I am actually a little

What is the correct pronunciation of “regex”?

The term regular expression is often shortened to regex. What is the correct pronunciation of the g in regex? Is it like the g1 in gallium, or is it like the g2 in giraffe? I’ve heard it said both

Data pronunciation: "dayta" or "dahta"? - English Language & Usage ...

I hear "dayta" more often, but what's the correct pronunciation?

Reason for different pronunciations of "lieutenant"

It's simply an attempt for English speakers to pronunce French phonemes, I don't believe there's an additional reason. The word appeared in English as "lieutenant", and an alternative "leftenant" was made to stick to the pronunciation. The pronunciation being very difficult for English speaker. The "lefttenant" doesn't exist in French, at least, I didn't find it, I will search further.

pronunciation - Is "forte" pronounced "fort" or "for-tay"? - English ...

57 If you want to be perfectly and unimpeachably correct, you will pronounce the word forte, meaning something that is one’s strong point, identically to the word fort, and reserve the FOR-tay pronunciation only for the musical term.