I always wondered why these two words, which should apparently be pronounced the same way (save for the /t/ and /p/ sound), have such different pronunciations.
Recite= /rɪˈsaɪt/
Recipe= /ˈrɛsɪpɪ/
Anyone knows where such irregularity comes from?
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I always wondered why these two words, which should apparently be pronounced the same way (save for the /t/ and /p/ sound), have such different pronunciations.
Recite= /rɪˈsaɪt/
Recipe= /ˈrɛsɪpɪ/
Anyone knows where such irregularity comes from?
You forgot to add "receipt = /rɪˈsiːt/ which is so similar and confusing LOL:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by francot
I always commit pronunciation mistakes between those words :rolleyes:
There is another pair: Seize vs Size. :rolleyes:
Oh, but these have a different pronunciation :OQuote:
Originally Posted by iyuanobi
Seize: /siːz/
Size: /saɪz/
Hi francot!Quote:
Originally Posted by francot
Maybe it has to do with stress or word category? Verbs such as recite, ignite, bite are pronounced the same way and are stressed in the last syllable.
Regarding "recipe", it might be due to it's latin roots.
Pronunciation in English is not regular so you won't always find a rule for it.
Hi again, francot!Quote:
Originally Posted by francot
I just found a most complete explanation of pronunciation rules:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_phonology
I hope you find it useful!
How about knight and night?
Hi nabylm!Quote:
Originally Posted by nabylm
Both of words are pronounced in the same way but have different meaning. In context, it's easy to know what they are referring to, but as isolated words, they need to be differentiated. :)
What about climb and claim LOL sort of similar pronunciation.
They're different phonetically speaking :PQuote:
Originally Posted by iyuanobi
It's /klaim/ vs /kleim/
The English language seems to be filled with words that sound the same all through the ABC's though it looks like in this case they do sound different, or even more than through though throughout.
Here is an example :D
A poem about pronunciation
Qué interesante trabalengua! Gracias por el dato :DQuote:
Originally Posted by danielr
Y otro ejemplo que ilustra las dificultades es "ghoti"
https://leylaalsayadi.files.wordpres...15/01/blog.jpg
LOL COTI! Give me some more of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by danielr
Almost, my young padawan. Yet it depends on the position of each letter :PQuote:
Originally Posted by danielr