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  2. Kubutz and shuruk - Wikipedia

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    The kubutz sign is represented by three diagonal dots " ֻ" underneath a letter.. The shuruk is the letter vav with a dot in the middle and to the left of it. The dot is identical to the grammatically different signs dagesh and mappiq, but in a fully vocalized text it is practically impossible to confuse them: shuruk itself is a vowel sign, so if the letter before the vav doesn't have its own ...

  3. Heteronym (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    A heteronym (also known as a heterophone) is a word that has a different pronunciation and meaning from another word but the same spelling. These are homographs that are not homophones. Thus, lead (/ˈlɛd/ the metal) and lead (/ˈliːd/ a leash) are heteronyms, but mean (/ˈmin/ average) and mean (/ˈmin/ intend) are not, since they are ...

  4. List of shibboleths - Wikipedia

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    Newfoundland: Some outsiders pronounce the island name almost as if it were three separate words, / nj uː ˈ f aʊ n d l ə n d / new-FOWND-lənd rather than the local pronunciation, / ˌ nj uː f ən ˈ l æ n d / NEW-fən-LAND, rhyming with "understand". [41] Regina, Saskatchewan: Pronounced / r ɪ ˈ dʒ aɪ n ə / rij-EYE-nə, [42] rhyming ...

  5. List of irregularly spelled English names - Wikipedia

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    These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same). Excluded are the numerous spellings which fail to make the pronunciation obvious without actually being at odds with convention: for example, the pronunciation / s k ə ˈ n ɛ k t ə d i / [ 1 ] [ 2 ] of ...

  6. List of English homographs - Wikipedia

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    Homographs are words with the same spelling but having more than one meaning. Homographs may be pronounced the same , or they may be pronounced differently (heteronyms, also known as heterophones). Some homographs are nouns or adjectives when the accent is on the first syllable, and verbs when it is on the second.

  7. Ashkenazi Hebrew - Wikipedia

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    Vestiges of this earlier pronunciation are still found throughout the Yiddish-speaking world in names like Yankev (יעקבֿ) and words like manse (מעשׂה, more commonly pronounced mayse), but are otherwise marginal. ת ‎ ungeminated ṯāw is pronounced in Ashkenazi Hebrew. It is always pronounced in Modern and

  8. 20 Longest Words in English and Their Meanings (Plus ... - AOL

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    Pronunciation: anti-dis-es-tab-lish-ment-ar-i-an-is-m Meaning: A political position that originated in 19th-century Britain opposing proposals for the disestablishment of the Church. Letters : 28

  9. Shibboleth - Wikipedia

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    Nevadans pronounce the second syllable with the "a" as in "trap" (/ n ɪ ˈ v æ d ə /) while some people from outside of the state can pronounce it with the "a" as in "palm" (/ n ɪ ˈ v ɑː d ə /). [36] Although many Americans interpret the latter back vowel as being closer to the Spanish pronunciation, it is not the pronunciation used by ...