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| Subject: | British Pronunciation |
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I have heard BBC speakers pronounce these words with emphasis on the syllable in caps: CONtribute, REfuse (as in I refuse to be...) There are lots of others where Brits routinely stress a different syllable than Americans. Why is this? Thanks, Cynthia Dessen Classics Deptartment, retired UNC-Chapel Hill |
| From: | Cynthia Dessen |
| Date: | 27-Jan-2013 |
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