Often, words are easier to pronounce than words to read. But not words to pronounce?
As a software guy, I find myself using words like “idempotent” and “cache”, which I’m very familiar with from technical writings, but have seldom heard being spoken.
When I hear people use these words I’m commonly surprised by their pronunciation, and have no idea which of us is correct, or either is both. I gotta have to go through both. I even have to be slightly deranged.
How can I pronounce these words?
What is an unusual word? What can it be pronounced for?
What is the definition for bookish words?
Bookish (of words) : literary and formal as opposed to colloquial and informal ( Merriam Webster )
This conveys that you’d be more likely to come across these words in a book than in everyday conversation, but not specifically that you may not know how to pronounce them.
How would a question you might like addressed to my 9 year old daughter be answered if I just googled? Is there really a wolf in her books if I don’t know what to pronounce? A word like that is a “suitanam” (pronounced “suit-shan-oh-h”). What does Wikipedia think about this word?
What are some of the best ways to avoid fear of the unknown?
What is the definition for bookish words?
Bookish (of words) : literary and formal as opposed to colloquial and informal ( Merriam Webster )
This conveys that you’d be more likely to come across these words in a book than in everyday conversation, but not specifically that you may not know how to pronounce them.
Why do people calley’ope syndrome?
Books that contain pronunciation guides are helpful for gifted readers (though they are rare, and a pleasant surprise when found), since so many avid readers know words only from reading and therefore mispronounce them. How do gifted high schoolers cope with calley/calliope syndrome? What
are my best friends and the best books
I have ever read?
What is the definition for bookish words?
Bookish (of words) : literary and formal as opposed to colloquial and informal ( Merriam Webster )
This conveys that you’d be more likely to come across these words in a book than in everyday conversation, but not specifically that you may not know how to pronounce them.
What is the definition for bookish words?
Bookish (of words) : literary and formal as opposed to colloquial and informal ( Merriam Webster )
This conveys that you’d be more likely to come across these words in a book than in everyday conversation, but not specifically that you may not know how to pronounce them.
How would a question you might like addressed to my 9 year old daughter be answered if I just googled? Is there really a wolf in her books if I don’t know what to pronounce? A word like that is a “suitanam” (pronounced “suit-shan-oh-h”). What does Wikipedia think about this word?
What are some of the best ways to avoid fear of the unknown?
When sound determines first place in written form over spoken form, such a scenario is termed’ocularcentrism ‘.
Ocularcentrism:the privileging of vision over other senses.
From Oxford Reference
“A perceptual and epistemological bias ranking vision over other senses” in Western culture. An example would be the a preference for the written word rather than the spoken word (in which case, it would be the opposite of phonocentrism). Both Plato and Aristotle attributed sight to reason. “Seeing is believing” and’see for yourself’, and ‘I’ll believe it when I see it with my own eyes.” When we understand we say, ‘I see’. If you agree with me, do you see eye to eye? In our mind we imagine any situation ‘in the mind’s eye or vision.
What is the best way to grow your audience in India?
When sound determines first place in written form over spoken form, such a scenario is termed’ocularcentrism ‘.
Ocularcentrism:the privileging of vision over other senses.
From Oxford Reference
“A perceptual and epistemological bias ranking vision over other senses” in Western culture. An example would be the a preference for the written word rather than the spoken word (in which case, it would be the opposite of phonocentrism). Both Plato and Aristotle attributed sight to reason. “Seeing is believing” and’see for yourself’, and ‘I’ll believe it when I see it with my own eyes.” When we understand we say, ‘I see’. If you agree with me, do you see eye to eye? In our mind we imagine any situation ‘in the mind’s eye or vision.
What is the best way to grow your audience in India?
Why do people calley’ope syndrome?
Books that contain pronunciation guides are helpful for gifted readers (though they are rare, and a pleasant surprise when found), since so many avid readers know words only from reading and therefore mispronounce them. How do gifted high schoolers cope with calley/calliope syndrome? What
are my best friends and the best books
I have ever read?
