[wanabidii] English Pronunciation

I'm back again but this time to emphasize that English has no formula for pronunciation. A word may be pronounced differently depending on its usage or combination with another word. I have one example that one Syrian student of mine asked me the other day:

CYCLE         --------- This is pronounced as    S-A-I-K-o-L   (the O is very quiet)

BICYCLE      ---------This is    B-A-I-S-I-K-o-L

TRICYCLE   ---------   T-R-A-I-S-I-K-o-L

Notice how CYCLE changes pronunciation once it's in a combination with another word !!!!

I don't think that in my lifetime I'll be able to know how to pronounce all English words.

Courage

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