According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, "not all educated speakers pronounce words the same way."
Lesson | Track | Time Signature | Spelling Word | Pronunciation on CD | An Alternate Pronunciation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
One | 2 | 2:26 | Mycenaean | Mī-sin-ē-ən | Mī-sə-nē-ən |
One | 2 | 6:08 | Solon | Sō-lŏn | Sō-lən |
Two | 4 | 1:25 | Aeschylus | eys-chuh-ləs | ěs-kə-ləs |
Three | 6 | 4:27 | Gracchi | Grak-ee | grak-ī |
Three | 6 | 6:13 | artisans | ahr-ti-zanz | ahr-tuh-zuhnz |
Four | 8 | 0:07 | Mauritania | Myoor-i-tey-nee-uh | Mawr-i-tey-nee-uh |
The bold syllable indicates a word's primary stress.