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Out of curiosity, does that mean you pronounce "historic" substantially different from "history"? And how about "the historic" as opposed to "a(n) historic"? I
by atq2119 4y ago
Out of curiosity, does that mean you pronounce "historic" substantially different from "history"? And how about "the historic" as opposed to "a(n) historic"?
I'm not a native speaker, but the thought of essentially pronouncing "the 'istory of ..." or "the 'istoric ..." feels a bit comical, but perhaps that's what you do to be consistent?
- tshaddox 4y agoWith “historic” the stress is on the second syllable. With “history” the stress is on the first syllable.
- atq2119 4y agoTrue. Interestingly, while I'm pretty sure that I automatically do that correctly, I don't perceive it as a substantial difference. So perhaps part of the explanation is around how speakers of different languages / accents perceive emphasis.