Compound words are those words formed by combining two words together. KILOgram, TUESday, BATman, and SOMEone all are examples of compound words. Notice that I have capitalized the first part of the word to emphasize the stress on that part. In simple words, the first part of a compound word is always louder, longer, and higher in pitch. Having that said, when the word "some" falls in the first part of a compound word, it becomes stressed and the vowel sound there is the /ʌ/ as in cup, gum, sum,

Today's How to Pronounce looks a the pronunciation of inference, a word used in scientific research. Inference is a conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence. Do you have a question about American English pronunciation? John Russell may answer your question in a future ‘How to Pronounce’ video. Send us an email at [email protected]. Please include your first name, home country and your pronunciation question. | VOA Learning English

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