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FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America`s most precious discoveries and possessions.
Ambrose Bierce
Keywords: accent :: advantage :: america :: and :: art :: best :: discoveries :: finance :: first :: for :: is :: long :: manager :: managing :: most :: of :: on :: one :: or :: possessions :: precious :: pronunciation :: resources :: revenues :: science :: syllable :: the :: this :: with :: wordSubject: Finance QuotesSource: thinkexist.com -
It wasn`t exactly a mistake, but if there`s anything I regret, it`s probably having disguised my own native accent. Actors of my generation all tended to speak RP [received pronunciation]. Of course, it`s all different now and drama students are encourage...
Ian McKellen
Keywords: accent :: actors :: all :: and :: anything :: are :: but :: course :: different :: disguised :: drama :: encouraged :: exactly :: generation :: having :: if :: it :: ke :: mistake :: my :: native :: now :: of :: own :: probably :: pronunciation :: received :: regret :: rp :: speak :: students :: tended :: there :: to :: wasnSource: imdb.com
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In an interview, he once explained the origin and pronunciation of his name thus: "My name is certainly not pronounced `Eye-rons,` but just like the metal. In England we say, `Eye-ons` -- we`re lazy about our Rs. Here [USA] I guess you would say `Ire-ons....
Jeremy Irons
Keywords: about :: an :: and :: but :: certainly :: england :: explained :: eye :: fairl :: guess :: he :: here :: his :: in :: interview :: ire :: is :: just :: lazy :: like :: metal :: my :: name :: not :: of :: once :: ons :: origin :: our :: pronounced :: pronunciation :: re :: rons :: rs :: say :: the :: thus :: usa :: we :: would :: youSource: imdb.com
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I`m different from the other Doctors in that I`m northern. All the others spoke with this RP accent [received pronunciation] - maybe it was that that put me off. I think that it`s good that we teach kids that people who speak like that can be heroic. (On ...
Christopher Eccleston
Keywords: accent :: all :: be :: can :: different :: doctors :: from :: good :: heroic :: in :: it :: kids :: like :: maybe :: me :: northern :: off :: on :: other :: others :: people :: pronunciation :: put :: received :: rp :: speak :: spoke :: starring :: teach :: that :: the :: think :: this :: was :: we :: who :: withSource: imdb.com
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Pronunciation and/or spelling may be slightly `mutilated.` An example of this is in `The Grim Grotto` when Sunny utters `Bushcheney.`
Lemony Snicket
