{"id":6601,"date":"2023-08-11T18:57:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T18:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=6601"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:26:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:26:53","slug":"what-makes-these-words-difficult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-makes-these-words-difficult","title":{"rendered":"Pronunciation: What Makes These Words Difficult?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve been speaking English your entire life or it\u2019s your second or third language\u2014there are plenty of hard words to pronounce (and to read and write for that matter) in English. So, what is it that makes these words so difficult? 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