TEGS Diction Academy

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Did you know that the past tense of backslide is backslid and not BACKSLIDED?

Word for the day -
BASIC
Right pronunciation- /beɪsɪk/ or 'baysick'
Wrong pronunciation- 'bayzeek'

The definite article "the" can be pronounced in two different ways:
1) When it comes before consonants, it is pronounced as /ðə/ or "thə"
E.g. Eat the food - iːt ðə fuːd

2) When it comes before vowels, it is pronounced as/ði/ or "thi'
E.g. Wait for the end - weɪt fə ði end

NB: " The" is not pronounced as "d"

How are words ending in "NG" pronounced? What is the main realisation for this consonant digraph?
We will get to learn that soon.

SAY vs SAYS
Whenever you want to pronounce these words, "say & says," always bear in mind that the vowel sound in "say" is a diphthong( a combination of two vowel sounds) while the vowel sound in "says" is a monophthong( a single vowel sound).

So,
SAY becomes /seɪ/ as in "day" or "may"
SAYS becomes /sez/ and not "seiz."

INCUR (you can use your dictionary for the meaning) is pronounced as /in.kɜː/ - "in.ker"
It is wrong to say "in.cure"