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Here's another thing I've noticed that isn't mentioned often. Americans often stress the first word in a pair of words that go together whilst British don't str

Here's another thing I've noticed that isn't mentioned often. Americans often stress the first word in a pair of words that go together whilst British don't stress either one. For example, Americans would say Robin Hood with Robin stressed.

Tagbert 5y ago
There is a process that occurs when compound words are adopted. Initially the emphasis is on the second word but as the compound becomes more widely recognized the emphasis shifts to the first word. There is a name for this process though I have forgotten it. I don’t know if this process is different between American English and British English.