The word 'pronouncing' is said /prəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/ in both British and American English, with primary stress on the second syllable: pro-NOUN-cing. 1. Say a quick, relaxed first syllable, pruh, with lips neutral. 2. Stress the now syllable, opening the mouth wide as in cow, then ending on n. 3. Finish softly with sing, keeping the s light. A common slip is stressing the first syllable and saying PRO-nouncing. Keep the now syllable strong, as in noun, and the word falls into place: I keep pronouncing it wrong.
Say /prəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/. Both British and American English place primary stress on the second syllable: pro-NOUN-cing. Keep the first syllable weak, pruh, not proh.
Start with a relaxed pruh, lips neutral.
Stress now, opening the mouth wide as in cow, ending in n.
Finish lightly with sing, keeping the s soft.
Compare noun with pronouncing: the now syllable carries the stress, so avoid saying PRO-nouncing.
I keep pronouncing it wrong.
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Say *FER-vuhnt-lee* with the stress firmly on the first syllable: UK /ˈfɜː.vənt.li/, US /ˈfɝː.vənt.li/. The varieties differ only in the first vowel. In the US variety, curl the tongue tip back so the first vowel carries an r-colour, like the vowel in *fur*. In the UK variety, hold the vowel long without any r sound, like the vowel in *fur* said with the tongue flat. In both, let the last two syllables stay light and quick: a soft *v*, then *nt*, then a fast *lee*. To feel the stress pattern, say the first syllable slightly louder and longer while the second and third stay small. A phrase to practise: *She thanked them fervently.* Keep the shape *FER-vuhnt-lee* inside the sentence so the stress does not drift forward. Try this now: read the phrase above aloud three times, keeping the first syllable the strongest each time. Pick a sentence you use often, insert *fervently* into it, and keep the same stress shape there. If the first syllable loses its weight, pause and rebuild the word slowly before saying the whole sentence again. This works whether you are aiming at the UK or US form; both share the same stress and rhythm.
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