English pronunciation is not difficult to solve if you know the right approach. But, first and foremost, you must understand that English is a NON-PHONETIC language. A non-phonetic language or writing system is one where the spelling of words does not consistently correspond to their pronunciation. Unlike, for example, Spanish and Finnish, you cannot reliably predict how to pronounce a word in English solely by looking at its spelling.
This is where PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION can help us with English pronunciation. Phonetic transcription is the visual representation of speech sounds using standardised symbols, most commonly the International Phonetic Alphabet (see pic). If you master the skill of reading phonetic transcriptions, you will be able to pronounce all the words listed in a dictionary appropriately. Interestingly, it will take you only a month to master the skill.
Now, I will post a phonetic transcription every day if possible. In fact, I was doing it here until 2023. Now I would like to resume where I stopped, i.e., Pronunciation of the Day - 1040. Since there is no option to record your pronunciation in the comments, I would like you to type the written word instead.
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PRONUNCIATION of the DAY - 1041
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