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“Keep going—last little bit,” she said, as the boy echoed her pronunciation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The MP herself says she looks forward to dealing with questions about politics, rather than pronunciation.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Madden swapped the usual trading card stats for a pronunciation guide and the meaning of “Nauta-” in Latin.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
So for me personally as a listener, it’s about that effort, rather than getting the perfect pronunciation.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
When Blaine had told Ifemelu about Shan calling her gatherings “salons,” he had underlined the word with mockery, but now he said it with an earnestly French pronunciation: sa-lon.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
India's top judges often make news for their rulings or pronunciations on weighty matters of law.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The film is a feat of maximalist and moody production design and cinematography, but the tedious and overwrought script renders every character two-dimensional, despite the effortful acting and teary pronunciations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
Igor makes more conversation with her than he has been able to yet, and Ani briefly lets her guard down as they laugh about his English pronunciations.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024
Taylor ham debate, and a thousand pronunciations of words like coffee and water.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2023
You’d have to work pretty hard to mess this up, since there are three acceptable pronunciations.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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