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Jul 2024
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415. 10 controversial pronunciations in ...

HADAR SHEMESH
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Do you pronounce it day-duh or daa-duh? Or should you pronounce ‘route’ as root or rowt? Today we’re talking about words that have 2 (and sometimes more!) different pronunciations in English.

You’ll learn the different pronunciations of words including data, pecan, adult, envelope, often, and more! Let’s go

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