Pronunciation Tips : How do I pronounce …?
No wonder foreigners find it hard to learn English – we have words which are spelt the same but pronounced differently!
Sent in by Alex, Feb 2002.
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
Pronounce wound as in *cow*, pronounce wound as in *woo*.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
Emphasise the second part of the word proDUCE as in *pr’deuse*, emphasise the first part of the word PRODuce as in *prod-yoose*.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
Emphasise the second part of the first instance of the word reFUSE as in *shoes*, emphasise both parts of the second instance of the word refuse as in *ref – yoos*.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
Emphasise the first part of the word POLish as in *toll”* emphasise both parts of the word Polish as in *poe-lish*.
Now – isn’t it fun to learn something new? Did you know all these? Let me know, post a comment
















Hi Jackson,
Nice to hear from you again!
So now you know that ‘Whose who’ is wrong, and it should be ‘Who’s Who’.
As for no question mark, it could easily be a statement OR a question, so a question mark isn’t compulsory.
This is the correct statement from your three examples:
3. “Who’s who on the Titanic’s List of Passengers…”
Remember to say ALL the words including the missing bits, so it is actually:
3. “Who -IS- who on the Titanic’s List of Passengers…”
For more info, pop over to the WHOSE / WHO’S page >>
Hope this helps,
Cheers
Teena