Pronunciation Quotes

Pronunciation Quote of the day

I have good pronunciation no matter what language I speak. Maybe it’s because my specialties are rapping and imitating others

Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth.

If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!

Pronunciation has made many an innocent word sound like a doctor's orders for a stomach pump.

Language is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines.

The mere pronunciation of the word luxurious feels lush, luxuriant.

Many words are in a state of mutation, the pronunciation being unsettled even in the best society, a result that must often arise where language is as variable and undetermined as the English.

Art is the body's pronunciation of the soul.

I think my style as far as vocal delivery and even down to the pronunciation of certain words is so deliberate.

For example, in Malay, there are pronunciations that are similar to Chinese.

My uncle is from Argentina, so I grew up hearing Spanish. My Spanish isn't very good, but my pronunciation isn't terrible.

Company names without clear pronunciation or spelling won't last.

There's always an added element of a poem when it's read aloud because then you can really hear the rhythm, and the cadence, and even the pronunciation sometimes adds another layer to the poem.

At acting school people didn't speak like me. It was all received pronunciation - 'ow now brown cow.'

If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!" (William Strunk) ... Why compound ignorance with inaudibility?

Remember that lettuce doesn’t grow on a spruce

It may be a silly way, but if you remember that an owl looks like ʌ(OO)ʌ, it will perhaps help you remember that it is pronounced with something close to 'ʌoo'.