On 3/03/2016 kieranl wrote:
>Pedantry corner
>
>accent noun ˈaks(ə)nt,-sɛnt/
>1. a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated
>with a particular country, area, or social class
>
>ascent noun əˈsɛnt
>1. a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill.
>
>While similiar in spelling these two words are pronounced differently
>and have quite different meanings.
>
>edit : I'm seeing this a lot, not just in one of the previous posts.
I edited the spelling in my post. I don't think it is pedantry. I appreciate you pointing it out. |