This evening, I tried to read aloud an amusing passage from an American book I am currently reading. Suddenly, I reached the word, "synonymous". Of course, I know what it means, and I have used it countless times in everyday speech. However, I could not manage to pronounce it! It took me about ten tries at sounding it out, syllable for syllable before I finally achieved it!
How embarassing it will be when I return to the USofA, and I butcher a reading in school. Or, if I mispronounce an English word in front of French classmates or teachers who know the proper pronounciation! My brain is melting!
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