'Pronunciation' Category
-
Sep212009
“O-U-G-H”
Posted in Language, Poems by Greg Ross on September 19th, 2009
I’m taught p-l-o-u-g-h
Shall be pronouncé “plow.”
“Zat’s easy w’en you know,” I say,
“Mon Anglais, I’ll get through!”
My teacher say zat in zat case,
O-u-g-h is “oo.”
And zen I laugh and say to him,
“Zees Anglais make me cough.”
He say, “Not ‘coo,’ but in zat word,
O-u-g-h is ‘off.’”
Oh, Sacre [...] -
Jun202009
The Chaos
by Gerard Nolst Trenité
Want to hear it? Right click to download! The ChaosDearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.
I will keep you, Susy, busy,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy.
Tear in eye, your dress will tear.
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.diərist ‘kritːʃə* in kriˈəiʃn
ˈstʌdi [...] -
May312009
A Word to put Some Whimsy in Your Monday: Purlicue
Before I unveil the even more peculiar meaning of this most peculiarly sounding word, I think we ought to take a dive down the rabbit hole!
Alice in Wonderland:
“That’s a great deal to make one word mean,” Alice said in a thoughtful tone.
“When I make a word do a lot of work like that,” said Humpty [...] -
May012009
Pronunciation with Animation!
Here’s a site that is good for showing word stress and intonation. It’s also great for diphthongs. It might be a bit childish, but hey, at least it’s animated! pronunciation-animations