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  1. What's the difference between pronunciation and enunciation?

    1 The slight difference between pronunciation and enunciation is that pronunciation is the act of making sounds or articulating words while enunciation is the way of articulating words clearly …

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

    X | enunciation | x | x | enunciate It is scarcely more defensible to say that " pronounciation " is wrong than to say that " enunciate " should be replaced by " enounce " or " announcement " by …

  3. What category of grammar does word choice (diction) come under?

    Sep 19, 2024 · @Yosef Baskin I'd say that the 'enunciation' sense is default, but ODE, courtesy of Google lists the ' [1] the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. …

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

    Jun 14, 2012 · As I said, you have to distinguish English spelling from pronunciation. There's no difference between the letters"ae" together and the "æ" ligature; and there's no rule for how to …

  5. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 17, 2016 · But then I said, "Not enunciate, but whatever the equivalent is for enunciation with handwriting. So what is that then, huh?" And we were both stumped. My thoughts were: …

  6. Is there opposite single word to ‘enunciate’?

    Nov 12, 2013 · Nonenunciate seems like the better answer as Non means not. I've been researching for quite a bit now and it seems that there is no invented word for the opposite of …

  7. How can I differentiate between the pronunciation of "w" and "v"?

    My enunciation of this proceeds by putting my top teeth against he inside of my bottom lip and blowing. I voice it for a "v" sound, meaning that my vocal cords vibrate making for a noisier, …

  8. pronunciation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Apr 17, 2020 · Why are river and sliver pronounced with a short vowel, but rover and slider pronounced with long vowels? Is it because the latter two examples are words made by …

  9. pronunciation - What are some good books on articulation?

    Well, there are many theatre oriented books. If you are muffling and mumbling, I would recommend you to look at both breathing and phonation aspects. Breathing --> Phonation --> …

  10. Why is "str" sometimes pronounced as "shtr"? [duplicate]

    Possible Duplicate: Pronunciation of voiceless alveolar fricative /s/ as ʃ (/sh/) in slang? My understanding was that the cluster "str", for example in "stress", is usually pronounced /stɹɛs/, ...