How to Pronounce 'Pronunciation'

1 May 2022 · 1 min

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A short instructional video by Hadar Shemesh explaining the correct pronunciation of the word “pronunciation.” The speaker breaks the word into syllables and phonetic parts (PR + schwa; nun/n; s + high e; primary-stress diphthong 'a' as in 'day' with a glide; final 'sh' + schwa + n), corrects common mispronunciations (e.g., 'pronounciation'), and models the full word.

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How to pronounce Pronunciation One of the most mispronounced words in the English language. You start with a PR and then a schwa. Pr. It's a neutral vowel sound. You barely open your mouth. Pr Then we have none, as in none of them, an n sound, a cup, and an n, not noun. It's not pronounciation, even though we do say pronounce, but we say pro nun sound. Then we have c, an s sound, and a high e, so make it a little longer. The next syllable is the primary stress, which is longer and higher. In pitch a, as in day, it's a diphthong. When you shift from the c to the a, you hear a small y sound, pronunciae, and then you end it with a sh sound, a schwa, and an n. Pronunciation.