This post is just about correcting some mispronunciations I hear regularly:
- agenda: the g sounds like the “j” in “jet”, NOT hard like in “get”
- archive: the ch sounds like the “k” in “kit”, NOT like the beginning of “chair”
- calendar: the emphasis is on the first syllable (CAL-en-dar), NOT the second
- category: emphasis falls on first syllable (CAT-e-gor-y), NOT the second.
See my other post on the word “architect”.
2 comments:
I am happy to claim that I haven't fallen into any of these traps so far! :)
You should blog here more often. This is really useful! Are you going to author a(nother) post on correct use of prepositions?
That's a pretty broad topic! If you know of common errors, let me know. I'll keep on the lookout.
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