ommadawn.dk stuff - pronunciation http://ommadawn.dk/stuff/tags/pronunciation en English pronunciation http://ommadawn.dk/stuff/wiki/english-pronunciation <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/stuff/tags/us" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">us</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/stuff/tags/pronunciation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">pronunciation</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Some times I have to investigate the correct pronunciation of a word in American English. When I do, I will list my results here.</p> <ul><li> <a href="http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/data">data</a> - both "day-ta" and "dah-ta" are correct</li> <li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL">MySQL </a>- "my s q l" is official, "my sequel" is also used</li> <li> <a href="http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/query_2">query</a> - "que" is pronounced like the beginning of "queen", "ry" like the beginning of "rich"</li> <li> <a href="http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1954227">sans </a>- probably best to says "sanz" when used in connection with non-french words ("comic sans") and "song" when used with French words ("sans serif")</li> <li> <a href="http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/status">status </a>- both "stay-tus" and "stah-tus" are correct</li> <li> <a href="http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/the.htm">the</a> - "the" in front of a consonant sound, "thee" in front of a vowel sound</li> </ul></div></div></div> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:38:43 +0000 d7lise 23 at http://ommadawn.dk/stuff http://ommadawn.dk/stuff/wiki/english-pronunciation#comments