Pronunciation Of The Word “Abuse” [Verb Form]
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The Word “Abuse”
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The pronunciation of any word in English (or any language at all) is not Universal. This is because there are many different dialects of The English Language — both throughout America, and also world-wide. The pronunciations that are presented on GiveMeSomeEnglish!!! are based-upon a combination of both “common usage”, and the most neutral accent used in The International Common Tongue.
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“Many so-called ‘teachers’ abuse the power they have, either because they are just terrible people, or they are just lazy… but quite often they are both.”
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Pronunciation Of The Word “Abuse”
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Abuse [Verb Form] – For this word: the “A” is pronounced as a u-schwa; the “u” is pronounced like the pronoun “you”; the “s” is pronounced (almost) like the letter “z”; and the final “e” is silent.
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– /uh-BYOUZ/ – /ə(ʌ).ˈbjuz/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –
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See Also: Abuse [Abstract Noun Form] & Abusive
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