COMMONLY MIS-PRONOUNCED WORDS:
NUCLEAR
JEWELRY
REALTOR
INTERAC
COMMON GRAMMATICAL ERROR
The relationship between the words "fewer" and "less"
Today's Post Proceeds:
First, let's start with the commonly mis-pronounced words:
NUCLEAR
Nuclear invites people to mis- pronounce it through the temptation of adding an extra syllable when they say the word.
Think of the word "New" and then, think of the word "Clear".
Pronounce the word "New". Repeat it over, at least for 3 times. "New, new, new!"
Now, pronounce the word "Clear". Repeat it over, at least 3 times. "Clear, clear, clear!"
Now, slow down. Take a deep diaphragmatic breath, and say "New-Clear". Congratulations!
You have just pronounced Nuclear the proper way.
PLEASE, REFRAIN FROM SAYING "NUCULAR" WHENEVER PRONOUNCING THE WORD NUCLEAR.
For further assistance, contact the writer for an appointment, with "Every Single Letter"'s Accent Reduction Tuition.
Next, let's continue with the word "Jewelry".
JEWELRY
Jewelry is commonly mis-pronounced, and invites people to have the letter " W" switched about with the letter "L".
When people make this mistake, they end up saying "Jelerwry", which is very wrong.
Many people like gemstones.
Think of Gems, like rubies, emeralds & diamonds. Jewels.
Now, think of the word "Jewel".
In farming, Animal Husbandry is the business of what occurs in raising breeds of animal, accent on the breeding.
A bull would be a temporary "Husband" to a prime heifer, and a skilled farmer can practice Animal Husbandry.
Adding the letters "RY" on to the end of the word Husband gives you the word "Husbandry".
Now, go back to the word "JEWEL". Use the letters "RY' and add them on to the word "Jewel". When you do that, it gives you the word "JEWELRY"!
There are 3 syllables in the word Jewelry. When you separate each syllable from one another, you get these sounds;
"Jew - Ell - Ree". (Jew-el-ry).
Now, to help yourself along, practice, as in the previous exercise, the correct pronunciation of the word "JEWELRY".
Say Jew. Say Ell, and Say the Sound Ree. Repeat it in sequence 3 - 5 times, making certain that you are not bring the "L" sound after the first "E". In order to say the word Jewelry properly, in Vancouver, B.C., please pronounce it with the "L" sound
after the 2nd "E", and be sure not to say what sounds like "Ju-lery!"
THIRDLY, The Word Realtor:
A Realtor in British Columbia is a person who has studied law of contract at University and,
upon successful examination results can apply for a license to draught and negotiate legally binding
contracts of Purchase and Sale of what is called "Real Property".
The word Realtor is meant to denote a designation of a licensed professional who represents consumers in the buying and selling of "Real Property".
When people say the word "Realtor", it should be pronounced "Real-Tor".
When something is real, we imagine that it is not fake, or false. Real property is tangible land,
buildings, leasehold property, and the registered titles and leases thereto.
When people mis-pronounce the word Realtor, they usually do it by adding in a syllable where none exists, and say "Reel-A-Ter". This pronunciation is a wrong pronunciation.
The correct way to pronounce the word Realtor is "Real-Tor". Realtor is a 2 syllable word. PLEASE DO NOT ADD AN EXTRA SYLLABLE TO THE WORD. Practice makes Perfect, as the saying goes!
Finally, in Mis-Pronounced Words - The Word "Interac"!
I-N-T-E-R-A-C
This word's meaning is derived from Inter (meaning between) as in "inter-relations" and the word "Access" meaning to make available. It is commonly used in West Coast English to describe a technology allowing our banks in our chartered banking system to "interact" with one another, through encoded client banking & chip cards.
These cards provide consumers with access to a different bank from the ATM or "Automated Teller Machine" Bank Machine than their own bank. Hence - the term, "Interac", which is really just a contraction of the words Inter & Access.
Your money is made more accessible through this technology.
THE BIG PROBLEM WITH THE PRONUNCIATION OF THIS WORD, IS THAT PEOPLE TEND TO ADD A "T" ON TO THE
END OF THE WORD "INTERAC", WHERE THERE OUGHT NOT TO BE A "T"!!
People say "Interact"!! No! No! Do not fall into this trap. The correct way, in this 3 syllable word, is to say
"Inter-AK". Please refrain from adding in a "T" where there is none.
There is only 1 "T" in the word Interac and it comes in the middle of the word, NOT at the end!
