Why is Rendezvous spelled like that?
It is a French word borrowed into English, and so the pronunciation takes on much of the French pronunciation, not the spelling pronunciation. The correct English pronunciation is ron day voo, with the stress on the first syllable.
Is Spanish pronounced as it is written?
In general, Spanish pronunciation is quite regular. You can tell how to pronounce a word from the way it’s written once you know what sound each letter (or group of letters) represents. Luckily, the sounds almost always match the spelling. Many speak the consonant sounds in a similar way to English.
Why is there a silent p in the middle of words?
This is thanks to its Greek origins. ‘Pneumonia’ – caused when you catch excessive cold – also has a silent p, so it is pronounced ‘new-moan-ee-a’. Finally, you’ll every now and then find a silent p in the middle of a word, such as ‘receipt’.
How do you pronounce the silent b in the word Tomb?
The silent b, usually coming after an m, is not pronounced ‘b’ as it would normally be at the front of a word (‘boy’). However, as with most of these examples, it does soften and slightly elongate the word – so whereas ‘tomb’ would sound like ‘toh-m’ or the name ‘Tom’ is we just took out the b, ‘tomb’ is pronounced ‘tooh-m’.
How do you pronounce ‘Squi’?
The consonant cluster ‘squi’ is not common but can be quite tricky to pronounce. Try practising saying the two syllables (/skwɪ/ and /rəɫ/ ) separately first and then try putting them together. British squirrels are red. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. 7. Butcher /ˈbʊtʃə/
What are the most common words that are spelt wrong?
Unfortunately some very common words are spelt very strangely, so here is our list of 10 of the worst offending examples and a guide to how to pronounce them. 1. Mortgage /ˈmɔːgɪdʒ/. Both the letters ‘r’ and ’t’ are silent in this word. As a suffix, ’age’ is pronounced as /ɪdʒ/. Mortgage. A fixed-rate mortgage.