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A student asks, βHow do you pronounce CON at the beginning of English words?β
It depends β there are two pronunciations depending on whether that syllable is stressed.
We pronounce it CON in words like CONfident, CONcept, and CONstant β when the stress is on that syllable.
But we pronounce it more like βcunβ in words like con-FUSE, con-DI-tion, and con-CERN β when the stress is on a different syllable.
Pronounce it CON when the syllable is stressed, and “cun” when that syllable is not stressed.
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