How do you pronounce essential?

Why is pronunciation an essential?

Pronunciation refers to how we say things in a language, so that a speaker’s intended message is easily understood by a hearer. Pronunciation is very important, especially for English, where many words and sounds are hard to say properly.

Is the L in calm silent?

The answer is the year 1066 and 2000 years of invasions, occupations, and political complexities that go far beyond “correctness.” “Calm” does, in fact, have a silent L because of 1066; however, in some regions it has a lightly pronounced L. Why? Because that’s how language works naturally over time.

Why is the L silent in Almond?

A: The “l” in “almond” was silent until very recently. Interestingly, the “l” didn’t appear in the first syllable of amandola, the medieval Latin word from which “almond” was derived, or in the earlier Latin amygdala, or in the still earlier Greek amygdale.