tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post2507252137943070939..comments2023-07-06T06:03:42.275+02:00Comments on Alex's phonetic thoughts: Medical English pronunciationAlex Rotatorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-53496957244821245952012-05-28T21:27:49.965+02:002012-05-28T21:27:49.965+02:00Thank you, Jack!
1) ˌbʊk ɪnˈtuː
The context is &q...Thank you, Jack!<br /><br />1) ˌbʊk ɪnˈtuː<br />The context is "I will therefore book him into Ward 2" (p.116), in which "into" should be /ɪntə/.<br /><br />2) kɪrˈɒp.ə.dɪst <br />I think the stress should go before the /-rɒp-/ syllable. <br /><br />3)"vegetative" should have a schwa in the third syllable, not /-te-/.Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-85080148539594998862012-05-28T16:33:15.200+02:002012-05-28T16:33:15.200+02:00ˌbʊk ɪnˈtuː without a context can't be judged...ˌbʊk ɪnˈtuː without a context can't be judged<br /><br />kɪrˈɒp.ə.dɪst is also ʃɪ`rɒp.ə.dɪst<br /><br />orthotist ɔː.ˈθə.tɪst OED Brit. /ˈɔːθətɪst/ , U.S. /ˈɔrθədəst/<br /><br />Brit. /məˈtastəsɪs/ , U.S. /məˈtæstəsəs/ <br /><br />prosthetist ˈprɒ.θə.tɪst Altho ˈprɒs.θə.tɪst is 'correct' many people say /ə`niθθətɪst/<br /><br />per'sistent 'vegetative `state is also possible (context may oblige either stressing)<br /><br />ˌpɪnz n ˈniː.dlz<br /><br />stitches ˈstɪtʃiz seems to be a mere typo ˈstɪtʃɪzJWLhttp://yek.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-42797988454798366912012-05-28T14:22:33.198+02:002012-05-28T14:22:33.198+02:00Thanks, John!Thanks, John!Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-30030806964325021432012-05-28T13:27:34.253+02:002012-05-28T13:27:34.253+02:00Alex,
It should be ˌtɜːmɪnəli ˈɪl in the context ...Alex,<br /><br />It should be ˌtɜːmɪnəli ˈɪl in the context you give. The transcription ˈpænɪk əˌtæk is fine for a broad focus environment.John Maidmenthttp://blogjam.namenoreply@blogger.com