Is ‘tier’ pronounced the same way as ‘tyre’? Which syllable is stressed in ‘baton’– the first or the second? How is the word ‘danseuse’ pronounced? Are you friends with the ‘big cheese’ on campus? When you watch a film, do you have a sense of ‘déjà vu’?
Vocabulary and Pronunciation Is a practical reference guide that provides answers to such questions. The selections included in the book highlight some of the everyday words that we mispronounce when speaking in English. In addition, the book familiarises the reader with several hundred words and expressions used by native speakers of English in formal and informal contexts.
Like the earlier three volumes, this book is based on Upendran’s popular weekly column, Know Your English, published in The Hindu. It contains a selection of over 800 entries; an explanation of the meaning, pronunciation and etymology of each word has been provided.