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a present to present
VImón quà / trình bày
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
Same letters, two words. Stress the first syllable — PREsent — and it is the gift; stress the second — preSENT — and it is the act. The unstressed vowel goes weak: the e you don't stress slides toward a schwa.
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a rebel to rebel
VIkẻ nổi loạn / nổi loạn
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
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a contrast to contrast
VIsự tương phản / đối chiếu
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
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a suspect to suspect
VIkẻ tình nghi / nghi ngờ
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
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a protest to protest
VIcuộc phản đối / phản đối
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
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family camera animal
VIgia đình máy ảnh động vật
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
The beat lands on the first syllable and everything after it caves in to schwa: FAM-uh-lee, CAM-ruh, AN-uh-mul. Do not give the later syllables their full spelled-out vowels.
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important develop delicious
VIquan trọng phát triển ngon
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
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engineer understand afternoon
VIkỹ sư hiểu buổi chiều
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
Some words save the beat for last: engiNEER, underSTAND, afterNOON. The earlier syllables run light and quick toward it — do not spread the weight evenly.
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photograph photographer
VIbức ảnh nhiếp ảnh gia
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
The same root, but the beat jumps when the ending changes: PHOtograph, phoTOGrapher. As it jumps, the vowels rearrange — the strong one becomes a schwa and a sleeping one wakes up.
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economy economic
VInền kinh tế thuộc kinh tế
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
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banana umbrella tomato
VIchuối ô cà chua
Every English word has one syllable louder than the rest, and the others shrink around it — often all the way down to a schwa. Put the beat in the wrong place and the word can vanish even when every sound is right. In a few dozen words the beat alone decides the meaning: a REbel is a person, to reBEL is what they do.
Word stress in English - 11 phrases you can play on a loop until they stick. Each one shows the characters, the reading and the meaning in six languages.