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Old 03-Jun-2005, 19:40
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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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With 'province', the first syllable is stressed, but the second is stressed in 'provincial'.
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Old 04-Jun-2005, 04:14
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but is there a rule in these cases? thx
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