How do you pronounce the word conjunction?
What’s the definition of conjunction?
1 : an uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words Some common conjunctions are “and,” “but,” and “although.” 2 : the act or an instance of conjoining : the state of being conjoined : combination working in conjunction with state and local authorities.
How is our pronounced?
According to the dictionary, our should be pronounced like “oww-er”. But don’t be surprised to hear it pronounced like “arrr”. In American English, it is usually acceptable to say it either way. The possessive pronoun form of our is ours.
How do you read supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?
What word takes 3 hours to say?
METHIONYLTHREONYLTHREONYGLUTAMINYLARGINYL …
All told, the full chemical name for the human protein titin is 189,819 letters, and takes about three-and-a-half hours to pronounce.
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