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Epenthesis - Word of the Day - Mon Sep 6, 2021


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Epenthesis - (noun) - the insertion or development of a sound or letter in the body of a word

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The word "nuclear" is has a tendency to pick up an epenthesis and get pronounced as "nuke-u-ler".

 

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