| 词组 | ethnic designations: pronunciation |
| 释义 | ethnic designations: pronunciation The word Italian is not infrequently pronounced with initial long I, \\\\ī-'tal-yən\\\\, in some regions of the United States, especially among older or less well-educated speakers. Less common is Arab with a long initial vowel and secondary stress on the last syllable: \\\\'ā-,rab\\\\. Both of these local and, in intent, socially neutral pronunciations are sometimes mimicked by others with humorous intent: • ... the seeming rebelliousness of a nice Jewish girl from Central Park West marrying an A-Rab —Erica Jong, Fear of Flying, 1973 But such variant pronunciations can give strong offense even if innocently meant. We suggest you use the short vowels, and pronounce these words as \\\\ar-əb\\\\ and \\\\ə-'tal-yən\\\\ or \\\\i-'tal-yən\\\\ |
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