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It will beat not only words, but pronunciation and grammar into your head.

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Quick take

the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pronunciation gathered in one view.

noun

the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"

noun

the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pronunciation.

noun

the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"

noun

the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"

Example sentences

It will beat not only words, but pronunciation and grammar into your head.

He's in character of it being 2035 and the pronunciation was lost/changed.

I'll say this, I feel badly for people who think the creator gets to control the pronunciation.

It is not a French word but rather the incorrect pronunciation spelled out in French characters.

It sucked: I couldn't hold on to conversations, and people couldn't understand my pronunciation; so I was bored and very lonely.

For example, originally the "correct" pronunciation of the word "forte" was "fort", however most people think and use "fortay".

I actually see native speakers make the "should of" mistake far more often than I see non-native speakers make it, probably because it's a mistake based on pronunciation.

Now most dictionaries will give both pronunciations or even the "incorrect" one and over time it will almost certainly change into "fortay" completely.

Native speakers often incorrectly spell based on pronunciation, while non-native speakers often incorrectly pronounce based on spelling.

It is still an art of software writing to try to automate listening to a learner's pronunciation for appropriate feedback on accuracy of pronunciation.

The brochure explicitly stated that parents should not correct their child's improper spelling or pronunciation because that would somehow stifle learning or take away from the "professional's" ability to "properly" impart knowledge to the child.