ChatterBank2 mins ago
Onerous...
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I heard Peter Ustinov say on-erous. I've always pronounced it own-erous. Have I been making myself sound thick/common?
How would you pronounce it?
How would you pronounce it?
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You are correct, Spicerack, according to Collins
08:59 Wed 28th Apr 2021
the whole country started changing its pronunciation about 700 years ago, which is why spelling and pronunciation are out of whack.
https:/ /en.wik ipedia. org/wik i/Great _Vowel_ Shift
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