The Most Mispronounced Words in Tech [part 2]

A short instructional YouTube video transcript (Hadar Shemesh) giving corrective pronunciation for commonly mispronounced tech terms (e.g., data, Silicon Valley, engineer, product, user experience, third party, application, interface, model/module, security). The speaker demonstrates phonetic notes, stresses, and common mistakes and closes by inviting comments and shares.
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Hey guys, it's Hadar. And Today is part two of the Top 10 Words for Tech professionals. Let's get started. Data. It is not data. The T here is actually a flap T which sounds like a D. And the first sound is a as in day. Data. Data. You can also say dada and then use the oz and father sound. But still make sure it's a flap T. Data. Big data database. Silicon Valley. Woohoo. It's not Silicon Valley. Silicon. Primary stress on the first syllable. Sii Li. And then it's the ahs in father. Although there is an O here, it's actually an ah. Con. Silicon. And then valley. The first syllable is the a as in cat. Don't swallow it. Valley. Valley. Valley. Valley. Silicon Valley. It's all about the rhythm. Ta da da ta da. Silicon Valley. I'm heading to Silicon Valley. Engineer. Here the primary stress is on the last syllable. Engineer. It is not engineer. So there is no eh. It's not nj. Enj. Near as in here. So it's a high e. And then you relax it to an R or tense it. Engineer. Product. The primary stress is on the first syllable pra. There is no O. So it's not product but an open ah sound. Product. Think of it as the devil wears Prada. The devil wears Product. Product. And then the second syllable is reduced duct. User Experience. Ux User. User. You start with the word you and then you shift to the Z sound. It's not user use. Bring the tongue up for the R. User experience. As in sit. Xp. High E. That's the primary stress. So go higher in pitch. Experience. Experience. There is no E sound here. Experience. User Experience. Say it as if it's one word and connect everything together. User Experience. Third party. Third party. It's not tiered. It's not tiered. Party. Or third party. Third party. Third. Bring the tongue up for the th and pull it in immediately for the R. There is no vowel in the middle. Third. Third. And then again it's another set phrase. Third party. Par. Pop. The p. Put a little h. After par. The T becomes a D. Party. Third party. Application. It's not application. Application. The primary stress here is the K. So syllable application. But you want to emphasize a little bit the first syllable, which is the secondary stress. Here it's the a as in cat. So you gotta open your mouth, push your tongue forward and pull your lips to the side. Then it's a schwa. Apple K. Primary stress and another schwa. A reduced vowel. Application. Application. App. App Developer. Application Interface. The beginning Is the word inter, like Internet or international. Now, when the T appears after an N, it is often dropped. So you may say something like inner, inner, inner, face. And then it's just the word face as in look at her face. Face. Interface. Interface. It actually sounds like interface model versus module. It's not model and model. Okay? Both words are close in meaning and pronunciation. But let's talk about the pronunciation here. Model. The O is the oz and father ma and then it's a D that shifts immediately to the L model. Make it a light D model. In a dark L model, the word module starts with a MA as well. But then it's not a D, it's a J sound like general. And then it's the U as in U module. And then a dark L. You can add a little W there before Module. Model. Module. Not the same. Security. Security. Primary stress is on the second syllable. Security. Now, you actually have two ways to say this word. I'm going to teach you the easier way. And here you want to combine the Y and the R your to connect them. Security. And then you reduce it to a schwa sound, a flap t so it sounds like a D and an E sound at the end. Ready? Ready. Ready. Security. Secure your as in your. Your country. Security. I hope this was helpful. Please share this video with all your tech friends and friends in general. And if you have any questions or requests on how to pronounce other words, let me know in the comments below. Have a great week and I will see you next week in the next video. Bye.
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