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- Dictionaryver·sa·tile/ˈvərsədl/
adjective
- 1. able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities: "a versatile sewing machine"
- 2. changeable; inconstant. archaic
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Oct 2, 2009 · The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary identifies the /taɪl/ pronunciation of versatile and volatile as "especially British." The /taɪl/ pronunciation of hostile, by contrast, is given in the /təl/ and /taɪl/ versions with no regional label, while the /saɪl/ pronunciation of missile is identified as "chiefly British." This agrees with my ...
Jun 24, 2020 · For a thread about the pronunciation of -ile words, see: Pronunciation of "versatile"? In general, the style vowel is used in BrE today except for automobile. The schwa version is actually an old style British pronunciation, retained in AmE (for some words, for some speakers).
Sep 11, 2014 · When using just the character "a", the correct is "à". The pronunciation is practically the same as "o" in "ouch". 2. "ã and a" are the same and are practically the same as "un" in "under". When used as a letter, "a" has the same pronunciation as "à". Again, just "ã" does not exist. 3. "â" is the same as "ã". Again, just â" does not exist.
May 12, 2007 · french. Nov 28, 2009. #8. The difference between "à moi" and "le mien, la mienne and so on", sems to lie in the very choice made when you prefer to insist on MOI instead of on the object itself. With "le mien" you identify an object and keep focusing on it. When you say "à moi" you focus on yourself, certainly because your intention is to ...
Apr 28, 2010 · Apr 28, 2010. #1. Hi, Today, one of my students was delivering a presentation on the Nestle palm oil scandal, and she explained to us that there are three possible ways of pronouncing the name, namely. a) /nesl/. b) /neslei/. c) /nesli/. The Longman Pronunciation Dictionary lists all the three alternatives.
Sep 26, 2024 · Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. USA English. Sep 27, 2024. #5. A French speaker would probably use the "ps" sound, that is, include the "p" sound before the "s" sound, whereas an (American) English speaker would probably not pronounce the "p," and would say "sermi." M.
Mar 26, 2012 · In Urdu, na (spelled nah) means no or not. Its is less versatile than nahiN. For example, you can say mujhe pata nahiN, but not mujhe pata na. naa is normally a prefix in words like naa ma3quul (lacking sense), naa ma3luum (unknown), etc. Similar to prefixes be- and laa- (as in be sharm [shameless], and laa qanuuniat [lawlessness]) B.
Mar 25, 2020 · Whenever you mention Hans, it's likely that you will say 'Han''s . . . something'. I pronounce Hans to rhyme with pans, bans and tans. And pronounce Hans's as Hanziz. Edited to correct a typo. Thanks ewie. Last edited: Mar 25, 2020. E.
Mar 28, 2010 · o (stressed) [ɔ]: l o ja as in sh o p or [o]: gl o bo as in p o le. So, this implies that "o" (that has no graphic accent over it) has two different pronunciations (besides , of course): 1. diphthongized [o]: l o c o m o tiva, gl o bo as in p o le. 2. monophthong [ɔ]: l o ja as in sh o p.
Sep 6, 2010 · Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. English, USA. Sep 6, 2010. #5. John Wells discusses the pronunciation of the final consonant of Dives here --in short, it's /z/. Since Dives and Lazarus (or Lazarus and Dives) is the traditional name for the parable in English, it makes sense, as Loob indicated, that the traditional English pronunciation of Latin is ...
