Correct
pronunciation for some other words pronounced wrongly:
1. Already ஆல்ரெடி / (आल्रेडी)
2. Bear பேர் / /बेर /
3. Beer பியர் /बियर /
4. Charismatic க்æரிஸ்ம்æடிக் /kærizmætik/ (æ- pronounced as the 'a' in 'cat')
5. Clerk கிளார்க் /क्लार्क
6. Gestures ஜெஸ்ச்சர்ஸ் /जेस्चर्स
7. Ggigantic ஜைக்æ ண்டிக் / जैगæन्टिक
8. Gynecologist கைனகாலஜிஸ்ட்/ गैनकालजिस्ट
9. Hair ஹேய(ர்) / हेय(र)
10. Heir எய(ர்) / एय(र)
11. Jewellery ஜுவெல்ரி / जुवेल्री
12. Personnel பர்ஸனேல் / पेर्सनेल
13. Quay கீ / की
14. Receipt சீட் / रिसीट
15. Sew ஸோ / सो
16. Sour ஸவ(ர்) /सव (र)
17. Subtle ஸட்ல் / सटल
18. Suite स्वीट / ஸ்வீட்
19. Target டார்கிட் / टार्गिट
20. Technology டெக்னாலஜி / टेक्नालजि
21. Tier டிய(ர்) / टिय(र)
22. Wear வேர் / वेर
There is
no great relationship between the spellings and pronunciation in English. English
alphabet is not phonetic like the Indian alphabets. One letter stands for many
sounds and many letters stand for one sound.
Moreover,
English has borrowed words from innumerable languages and it has accepted them
without much change and without much thought.
This
causes a problem in the pronunciation. When one reads a lot and relentlessly
tries to pronounce correctly, this problem ceases to exist. The online
dictionaries are a blessing. Whenever you come across a new word, or have a
doubt in the pronunciation of a known word, you can listen to the correct
pronunciation and learn it.
* What is the singular form of ‘you’?
I think singular form for 'you' is also 'you'.
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