emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Monday at 2:02 PM #21 In BrE, the stress on the verb "fragment" definitely comes on the second syllable. In the nouns "fragment" and "fragmentation", it's on the first.
In BrE, the stress on the verb "fragment" definitely comes on the second syllable. In the nouns "fragment" and "fragmentation", it's on the first.
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Monday at 2:47 PM #22 emsr2d2 said: In BrE, the stress on the verb "fragment" definitely comes on the second syllable. Click to expand... I agree. emsr2d2 said: In the nouns "fragment" and "fragmentation", it's on the first. Click to expand... I agree about 'fragment', but not about 'fragmentation' - it's on the third syllable there.
emsr2d2 said: In BrE, the stress on the verb "fragment" definitely comes on the second syllable. Click to expand... I agree. emsr2d2 said: In the nouns "fragment" and "fragmentation", it's on the first. Click to expand... I agree about 'fragment', but not about 'fragmentation' - it's on the third syllable there.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Monday at 3:37 PM #23 5jj said: I agree about 'fragment', but not about 'fragmentation' - it's on the third syllable there. Click to expand... Doh! Of course it is!
5jj said: I agree about 'fragment', but not about 'fragmentation' - it's on the third syllable there. Click to expand... Doh! Of course it is!
jutfrank VIP Member Joined Mar 5, 2014 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Wednesday at 3:24 PM #24 This is what's specifically being asked: richmond12 said: I think I wasn't clear enough in my question. I'm looking for words that have pairs: a noun with a stress on the first syllable and a verb with also a stress on the first syllable, the difference between them being a single vowel shift Click to expand...
This is what's specifically being asked: richmond12 said: I think I wasn't clear enough in my question. I'm looking for words that have pairs: a noun with a stress on the first syllable and a verb with also a stress on the first syllable, the difference between them being a single vowel shift Click to expand...
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Yesterday at 2:08 AM #25 What's the point?