In the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), precision is paramount. Whether you're a student, researcher, or enthusiast, mastering the spelling of scientific terms is essential for effective communication and comprehension. Join us as we explore spelling in STEM and discover strategies for tackling complex scientific words with confidence. Understanding Scientific Terminology: Scientific terminology may seem like a labyrinth of letters and symbols, but fear not! Many scientific words derive from Latin or Greek roots, which provide clues to their pronunciation and spelling. By breaking down these words into their constituent parts, you can unlock their ...
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A few years ago, we looked at 20 words that are often mispronounced. One of the reasons English is such a difficult language to learn is because you can neither rely on the pronunciation of a word to work out its spelling, nor can you rely on the spelling to work out the pronunciation. This is because English has evolved from a variety of different languages. Take a look at the following ‘ch’ words: cheese, champagne, chaos. While they’re all spelt with the same first two letters, the start of each word is pronounced differently: ‘ch’, ‘sh’, and ‘k’. This week we are going to look at 20 more hard-to-pronounce words, but it’s i...
This week’s Word for Wednesday borrows from French word for face: ‘visage’. It’s a phrase that occurs in conversation from time to time, often to the befuddlement of those involved. ‘Vis-à-vis’, pronounced ‘vee-za-vee’ literally translates to ‘face-to-face’, the catchy phrase was supposedly lifted from French sometime in the 18th Century. Initially vis-à-vis described a kind of two-seated horse-drawn carriage upon which the occupants would sit face to face. As such, ‘vis-à-vis’ can be used to describe one thing (or individual) that is situated opposite or facing another. For example: ‘I s...
When you speak does: pristine rhyme with wine, respite pronounced as if there were no e, combat is cumbat, finance is finn-ance. If so you might sound like a BBC newsreader from 1928 as these were all in the BBC´s guide to pronunciation back then. In the 1970s Frank Spencer on Some Mothers Do Ave Em was ridiculed for pronouncing harass with the emphasis on the first syllable. Apparently now 40 years later this pronunciation is favoured by people under 35 years old. Maybe Frank Spencer started the trend! The younger you are, the more likely you are to make says rhyme with lays rather than fez, ate rhyme with late rather than bet and to add a whole new syllable to mischievous, turn...
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