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03-Jun-2005, 18:40

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easy question?

i was wondering, with such words as "province" and "provincial", why do the "pro-" sound different in each case?

Pr 'AH"

and

Ph 'OH"

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Re: easy question?

With 'province', the first syllable is stressed, but the second is stressed in 'provincial'.

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Re: easy question?

but is there a rule in these cases? thx

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