Sentence examples for pronunciation from inspiring English sources

From the 18th century onwards, there was the notion of "proper" English, an idea that expressed itself in pedantry about grammar and pronunciation but that was always about power and control.

In early rehearsals, you need to be on hand to clarify the intention of your characters and plot – even mundane things like pronunciation.

I still don't say "Syriza" or "President Abe" in polite company in case I get the pronunciation wrong.

Lupita Nyong'o (there's a pronunciation guide here, voiced by the actor herself) has arrived.

After he's patiently clarified the pronunciation ("How as in how you doing?

Warchus points out that playing Shakespeare in received pronunciation is a relatively modern phenomenon, and that research by the Shakespearean scholar John Barton suggests that in Shakespeare's day the accent was a cross between Irish, Yorkshire and West Country - very similar to the present-day accent found in the Appalachian mountains.

(The BBC's eschewal of received pronunciation – RP – is inverse snobbery: it was a useful instrument of pan-British comprehensibility. The regional accents that have replaced RP are vocal manifestations of identity politics, of parochial apartheid).

Even the pronunciation can be a challenge; try replacing the "er" sound in "shower" with "me" (that is, "sh-ow-me").

No other language has caused me such pain, or given me such pleasure in the discovery of its quirks and beauty.Related items Marie SmithFeb 7th 2008 West Bank diary: Grand tourOct 19th 2007 Holy writ: It ain't necessarily soDec 29th 2004 Endangered languages: Babel runs backwardsDec 29th 2004It starts with the pronunciation.

A person sending a text message begins by inputting the pinyin transliteration of a Chinese character, based on its pronunciation, which typically involves entering a few Latin letters using multi-tap.

So in the case of "Totemo kawaii desune" ("A very pretty [little girl], isn't she?"), contraction and use of the blunter Chinese pronunciation instead of the softer Japanese leads to "Cho kawa" ("extreme pre").