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1 | Top 10 most requested words of 2024 in the American English Pronunciation Q&A Meetup group | |||
2 | by Christi Barb, PhD - Adastra Speech | www.adastraspeech.com | ||
3 | Word I want to pronounce | Sounds - what it sounds like (any spelling, stress in capitals) | Stressed Vowel Sound | Phrase/context |
4 | drawer | DROR | /ɔ/r (or) | It's in the top drawer. |
5 | inadequately | ihn-AD-uh-kwiht'-lee | /æ/ (hat) | The project was inadequately funded. |
6 | literally (common US) | LIH-der-ruh-lee (LID-er-uh-lee) | /I/ (hit) | There were literally hundreds of people there. |
7 | literally (common UK) | LIH-truh-lee | /I/ (hit) | There were literally hundreds of people there. |
8 | mutual | MYU-chuh-wuhl / MYU-chwuhl | /ju/ (you) | They had a mutual understanding. |
9 | luxurious | luhg'-ZHER-ree-yuhs | /ɝ/ (her) | It's the most luxurious resort. |
10 | genius | JEEN-yihs | /i/ (he) | Her idea was genius. |
11 | individual | ihn-duh-VIHJ-uh-wuhl / ihn-duh-VIHJ-wuhl | /I/ (hit) | An individual serving has 100 calories. |
12 | psychotherapy | sai-ko-THAIR-uh-pee | /Ɛr/ (air) | Psychotherapy helped him deal with his trauma. |
13 | squeeze | SKWEEZ | /i/ (he) | Squeeze the lemon. |
14 | visual | VIHZH-uh-wuhl / VIHZH-wuhl | /I/ (hit) | A visual tool for learning. |
15 | YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/DziCcNZ4G7Q?feature=shared | |||