
Pronunciation of "cache" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 23, 2011 · 22 /kæʃ/ is the original pronunciation, as from the original French 'cache'. /keɪʃ/ is widely heard in the IT world and elsewhere. Both are therefore "correct" in the sense that they will be …
Usage of the word 'Cachet' [closed] - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Oct 16, 2015 · In American English, "cache" and "cachet" are two entirely different things, with different pronunciations. The fact that the word "cache" in Spanish would be pronounced like the word …
How did French “cacher” divide into English “cache” and “cachet”?
Apr 9, 2015 · 3 I encountered Merriam-Webster's article on cache vs cachet (while researching another word). I understand it and other websites that broach the confusion caused by these two nouns, but …
Trending 'silent-letters' questions - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Pronunciation of "cache" pronunciation loanwords french silent-letters Mehper C. Palavuzlar asked May 23, 2011 at 7:05 24votes 5 52kviews
pronunciation - Recording of Virginia Woolf's voice from 1937 ...
Jan 2, 2026 · Please identify a specific feature you're interested in - the pronunciation of some phoneme, a particular word, stress, tone, etc. And what do you mean by an educated BrE speaker - …
What Defines a Utah Accent? - English Language & Usage Stack …
I have heard a number of people refer to the "Utah accent." What is it that distinguishes a Utah accent from others? I have noticed that, in some cases, people from Utah omit the 't' from words s...
pronunciation - Could you clarify /e/ and /ɛ/? - English Language ...
Feb 4, 2016 · In my own Midwestern variety of American English there are minimal pairs for the contrast [e] versus [ɛ]; that is, pronunciations of words meaning two different things, where the pronunciations …
Why is the spelling of "pronounce" and "pronunciation" different?
As for why the word pronounce has an O between the two N’s and pronunciation does not, it is unclear, but both words derive from French, pronunciation from pronunciation and pronounce from …
One letter refers to two sounds — what is it called?
Jul 5, 2019 · There are words where one letter refers to two different sounds, e.g. eighth, where T exists itself and also makes a /θ/ sound, or threshold, which is sometimes pronounced with a /h/ sound, …
pronunciation - What is the /ū/ sound in English symbol? - English ...
May 16, 2019 · In the American Accent Training, it shows /ū/ (a line over u) is a tense vowel, and takes "smooth" as an example. However, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, it should be [ˈsmüt͟h], …