Can you tell me the pronounce word STAGE?
Is steig..or stag?
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Hi Giovanna!
It's pronounced "STAYDGE" Like the word "stay" with the "juh" sound of "just."

It's pronounced "STAYDGE" Like the word "stay" with the "juh" sound of "just."

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betty967;971164 wrote: Can you tell me the pronounce word STAGE?
Is steig..or stag?
In Italian "Spelling is clearly phonemic [=the way it sounds] and difficult to mistake given a clear pronunciation" - that's from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language#Sounds
English "presents many challenges due to its very irregular spelling pattern, despite many "general rules" that exist within English. The pronunciation behavior of the letter g in English can be especially challenging to master" - that's from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_and_soft_G
As far as STAGE goes, "A silent e sometimes occurs at the end of a word — or at the end of a component root word that is part of a larger word — with g immediately before the silent e. In this situation, the e usually serves a marking function that helps to indicate that the g immediately before it is soft".
I just looked through both of those English articles and I didn't understand a lot of it. Does the Italian Wikipedia at http://it.wikipedia.org have something about English pronunciation that helps you?
Is steig..or stag?
In Italian "Spelling is clearly phonemic [=the way it sounds] and difficult to mistake given a clear pronunciation" - that's from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language#Sounds
English "presents many challenges due to its very irregular spelling pattern, despite many "general rules" that exist within English. The pronunciation behavior of the letter g in English can be especially challenging to master" - that's from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_and_soft_G
As far as STAGE goes, "A silent e sometimes occurs at the end of a word — or at the end of a component root word that is part of a larger word — with g immediately before the silent e. In this situation, the e usually serves a marking function that helps to indicate that the g immediately before it is soft".
I just looked through both of those English articles and I didn't understand a lot of it. Does the Italian Wikipedia at http://it.wikipedia.org have something about English pronunciation that helps you?
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fuzzy butt;971825 wrote: So another words "age" with an "st" at the beginning of the word.
Age
page
stage
cage
Rage
wage
sage
oh, very good! this one would have helped me the most i'm thinking..
are you a teacher?

Age
page
stage
cage
Rage
wage
sage
oh, very good! this one would have helped me the most i'm thinking..
are you a teacher?
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