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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 2, 3 | 0:23, 0:28 | apothegm | uh-pŏth-ə-jəm | ap-uh-them | |
| One | 2, 3 | 1:37. 2:09 | dithyramb | dĭth-ee-ram | dĭth-ĭ-ram | |
| One | 2, 3 | 2:26, 2:48 | fustian | fuh-stee-uhn | fuhs-chuhn | |
| Two | 5 | 3:43 | didacticism |
The word is correctly spelled on the page; when he orally sequenced the word on the CD, however, Dr. Webster misspelled it. This has been fixed on newer discs. |
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| Three | 7 | 5:49 | onomatopoeia | ŏn-ō-ma-tō-pee-uh | ah-nə-mah-tə-pee-uh | |
| Four | 8, 9 | 0:48, 1:10 | soliloquy | suh-lil-uh-kwey | suh-lil-uh-kwee | |
| Four | 8, 9 | 6:23, 5:50 | encomium | ěn-kŏm-ee-uhm | ěn-koh-mee-uhm |
The bold syllable indicates a word's primary stress.
