Jenne  +  302455 Sun, 10 Dec 06 11:21 AM Sorry if someone already started a topic on this. I've looked through the boards and couldn't find anything. I'm having trouble pronouncing words like 'foreigner' and 'recognise', because everyone seems to pronounce them differently. Do you need to pronounce the 'g', or can it just be ignored (and how do you pronounce that word...)? I hope this is not SPAM ... Jenne Joined on Sat, Dec 9 2006 The Netherlands New Member 11 "He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself." - William Shakespeare - Pronunciation

	Mister Micawber  +  302479 Sun, 10 Dec 06 02:42 PM The g in foreigner is silent.  The g in recognize is often elided or reduced by careless or rapid speakers, but remains there in careful speech. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,802 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Pronunciation

	Englishuser  +  302481 Sun, 10 Dec 06 02:45 PM Hi Jenne, You asked: Do you need to pronounce the 'g' You don't need to pronounce the 'g' in 'foreigner', as opposed to 'recognise', where the 'g' is to be pronounced. Englishuser Englishuser Joined on Thu, Mar 30 2006 Regular Member 717 Pronunciation

	Marvin A.  +  302526 Sun, 10 Dec 06 04:19 PM Mostly only foreigners pronounce the "g" in "foreigner", because adding the "g" was simply a spelling change: in Middle English it was spelled "foreiner", so I don't know of any Modern English dialects that actually add the "g". Marvin A. Joined on Fri, Dec 8 2006 Regular Member 638 Dialects, Pronunciation, Spelling

	Nonstop  +  302905 Mon, 11 Dec 06 09:57 PM Hi there     I enjoy my time with your lessons and advances.   I would like to know how we can difference between the silent g and pronounce g   Thank you a lot   Your sincerely Nonstop Joined on Sat, Dec 9 2006 New Member 01 Difference Between, Pronunciation

	Kooyeen  +  302933 Tue, 12 Dec 06 12:24 AM  Nonstop wrote: Hi there     I enjoy my time with your lessons and advances.   I would like to know how we can difference between the silent g and pronounce g   Thank you a lot   Your sincerely You need to look up the words in a good dictionary. There are no rules for pronunciation in English, sometimes there are also some regional differences in the way words are pronunced. Most dictionaries have phonetic transcriptions, some also have audio files. At http://www.onelook.com you'll find many, Merriam Webster is a good one (for American English) with transcriptions and audio files: http://www.m-w.com Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member 4,970 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts Difference Between, American English, Pronunciation, Phonetics

	CalifJim  +  303332 Wed, 13 Dec 06 05:27 AM The g in final ign and the g in final ugn are silent. sign, assign, align, design, sovereign, foreign, deign, impugn The g in final gm is silent. diaphragm, paradigm The g and the h in final igh, ugh, and ight are silent. sigh, Hugh, night, weigh, though, thought, caught, straight Alternately, in some words, final gh is pronounced as if f. laugh, cough, tough CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,403 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Pronunciation