1). When you find out that adjacent is pronounced as a-jay-cent and not a-jah-cent as you've been pronouncing it your whole life. (Nigerian math teacher: "opposite, ajahcent and hypotenuse")
2) When you find out that intervene is pronounced as inter-veen and not inter-vain as you've been pronouncing it. And you are able to realise that (re)convene, in like manner, will be pronounced as (re)con-veen.
3) When you find out that the noun form of the verb 'pronounce' is actually pronunciation (pro-nun-ciation) and not pronounciation -which is what you've been saying your whole life. And when you stop to think about it you realise that in the same vein, the noun form of the verb 'announce' is annunciation, and denounce--> denunciation and so on.
And then the embarrassing moment becomes a light bulb moment. :-)
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