A spelling pronunciation is the pronunciation of a word according to its spelling rather than its standard or traditional pronunciation. Words that are spelled with letters that were never pronounced or that were not pronounced for many generations have increasingly been pronounced as written, especially since the arrival of mandatory schooling and universal literacy.
A spelling pronunciation is the pronunciation of a word according to its spelling rather than its standard or traditional pronunciation. Words that are spelled with letters that were never pronounced or that were not pronounced for many generations have increasingly been pronounced as written, especially since the arrival of mandatory schooling and universal literacy.
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