What does curfew mean?
1 : the sounding of a bell at evening. 2a : a regulation enjoining the withdrawal of usually specified persons (such as juveniles or military personnel) from the streets or the closing of business establishments or places of assembly at a stated hour The city ordered a curfew to prevent further rioting.
Is the C silent in schedule?
The word “schedule” can be somewhat confusing, even for native speakers. The reason is that it is pronounced differently in the UK and in the US. In the UK, the prevalent pronunciation is /ˈʃɛdjuːl/ (shed-yool), while the prevalent pronunciation in the US is /ˈskɛdʒuːl/ (skedzh-ool).
What’s the pronunciation of curfew?
Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of ‘curfew‘: Break ‘curfew‘ down into sounds: [KUR] + [FYOO] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
Is the T silent in exactly?
When the T and D sounds come between two other consonant sounds, many Americans will drop them. But when we add the -ly ending, it now comes between two consonants. You’ll hear a lot of native speakers say ‘exactly‘, with no T sound. Exactly, exactly.