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

    Jun 14, 2012 · 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 …

  2. Why do I sometimes pronounce my th's as f's and v's?

    Nov 12, 2023 · People sometimes bring up how I occasionally pronounce my th's wrong such as when I say "three" as "free". Is this just a personal quirk or may it be connected to my linguistic influences?

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

    Sep 7, 2010 · How can I pronounce @, At or At the rate? Can I use it in a sentence? Please explain with an example.

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

    Jun 22, 2017 · 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?

  5. pronunciation - How to pronounce "seventeen" and "seventy"?

    Aug 8, 2015 · For more details about the reduction of phonemic /ɛnt/ in this context, see Prof. Lawler’s answer to “How to pronounce twenty correctly?”, in which he concludes with: Upshot: In American …

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

    Aug 12, 2010 · 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 …

  7. How to pronounce "E = mc²" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Jan 26, 2011 · How do we pronounce E = mc²? This is a physics equation.

  8. pronunciation - How do you pronounce "heav'n"? - English Language ...

    Jun 24, 2018 · We are not eighteenth-century hymnodists, and the question used wording like "How do you pronounce "heav'n"?" and "how I pronounce 'heaven'", so I thought it was appropriate to start out …

  9. How to pronounce "Linux" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 15, 2011 · A co-worker and I are fairly strongly divided on how to pronounce Linux. For a northern Midwest American (Milwaukee area, Wisconsin, to be exact), should it be pronounced lin-uh ks or …

  10. american english - How to pronounce furore/furor? - English Language ...

    May 2, 2018 · In any case, Elster concludes the entry by saying Let's try to keep the German separate from the English: FYUUR-ur for führer and FYUUR-or for furor. So I guess the Charles Harrington …