Sam C  +  176601 Fri, 30 Dec 05 06:30 PM what do you think of pronunciation where the 2nd syllable sounds like 'noun'? Sam C Joined on Mon, Dec 19 2005 New Member 45 Pronunciation, Nouns

	LanguageLover  +  176748 Fri, 30 Dec 05 10:35 PM No, they are not pronunced the same. The vowel in pronunciation is a single vowel, as in "but", whereas it is a diphtong in noun, as in "mouth". You can hear the diphtong by having a look at the following link: http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/ipa/diphthongs.html Hope that it helps. LanguageLover Joined on Fri, Feb 25 2005 Contributing Member 1,507 The similarities among the languages are more than their differences! Vowels, Pronunciation, Nouns, Diphthongs

	MrPedantic  +  177159 Sat, 31 Dec 05 04:02 PM  Sam C wrote: what do you think of pronunciation where the 2nd syllable sounds like 'noun'? Some native speakers do pronounce "pronunciation" as "pronounciation", but it's a mistake. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris... Pronunciation, Nouns

	Marvin A.  +  302060 Sat, 09 Dec 06 04:20 AM >> Some native speakers do pronounce "pronunciation" as "pronounciation", but it's a mistake. MrP << Native speakers cannot make a mistake when it comes to pronunciation. I do not however pronounce it like that. Marvin A. Joined on Fri, Dec 8 2006 Regular Member 638 Pronunciation

	nona the brit  +  302108 Sat, 09 Dec 06 11:37 AM Native speakers can make mistakes with pronounciation. Unfortunately with English, the spelling does not always give you a clue to the pronounciation, so if people learn a word from seeing it written, they can make mistakes. My dad drives me nuts as there are two words that he always mispronounces as he learnt them from seeing them written. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Pronunciation, Spelling