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For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z. Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other region; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively.
Throughout Wikipedia, the pronunciation of words is indicated using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The following tables list the IPA symbols used for English words and pronunciations. Please note that several of these symbols are used in ways that are specific to Wikipedia, and differ from those used by dictionaries.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (abbreviated AHD) uses a phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet to transcribe the pronunciation of spoken English. It and similar respelling systems, such as those used by the Merriam-Webster and Random House dictionaries, are familiar to US schoolchildren.
Portland, Oregon's Couch Street is / k uː tʃ /, rhyming with "pooch," unlike the identically spelled sofa synonym pronounced / k aʊ tʃ /. [62] Dacula, Georgia: Residents local to Gwinnett County pronounce the city as / d ə ˈ k j uː l ə / də-KEW-lə while those unfamiliar with the area may pronounce the name of the town as / ˈ d æ k ...
Pronunciation can change over time. Dictionaries may list the most commonly used forms of words, but as language changes, dictionaries change as well. At best, any guide to suggested pronunciation can reflect the preponderance of usage. A word like immediately, for example, is variously pronounced by Americans as: ihMEEdeeuhtlee; uhMEEdeeuhtlee
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Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct" or "standard" pronunciation) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language. [1] (Pronunciation ⓘ)
loge / ˈ-oʊ ʒ / rhymes with the English pronunciation of Limoges, a city in France, and a kind of porcelain. midst / ˈ-ɪ d s t / rhymes with didst, the archaic second-person singular for did (used with thou). The alternate pronunciation / ˈ m ɪ t s t / [7] rhymes with blitzed and spritzed.