It would be a good idea for you to learn phonetic spelling because this can help with pronunciation. In a good dictionary, the phonetic spelling is given, along with an indication of stress in words of more than one syllable.
This word shows the necessity for such spelling, because the word is pronounced in exactly the same way as another word, and without the phonetic spelling, you might think the pronunciation was different. The other word is flower, of course!
flour /flaʊə/ flower /flaʊə/
Both words have two syllables, and the second syllable is stressed.
/f/ as in fast
/l/ as in leg
/aʊ/ (the diphong) as in cow
/ə/ (the weak vowel) as in computer (/kəmpju:tə/)
Indeed. The ‘correct’ pronunciation depends on who you are, where you are, and even how fast you are speaking, as English is a stress timed language.
The point I was intending to make was that if you’re pronouncing flower like flow, for example, then pronouncing flower as flow-er would be incorrect anywhere and for anybody- a point I’m sure you appreciate already.
The point I was intending to make was that if you're pronouncing flower like flow, for example, then pronouncing flower as flow-er would be incorrect anywhere and for anybody- a point I'm sure you appreciate already
hey i learn again. I thought the word flower is pronounce as flar-wer but it is actually pronounce as flow-er.
Oo… I just checked it out and know what actually the avast meaning of. Before this I thought the name “avast!” is a own word name but actually there’s meaning at the back of “avast”. I just know that avast means stop. ;D