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With “historic” the stress is on the second syllable. With “history” the stress is on the first syllable.
by tshaddox 4y ago
With “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.