English Pronunciation Tip of the Day
Tip 13
Category:
Stress
Author: JAM
Roads and Streets
Most names of roads and other thoroughfares have the main stress on the final element. Here are some examples:
| Euston Road | /%ju:st@n "r@Ud/ | |
| Park Lane | /%pA:k "leIn/ | |
| Mornington Crescent | /%mO:nINt@n "krez@nt/ |
Names which end in Street are exceptional. These have the main stress in the word before the word Street.
| Oxford Street | /"Qksf@d %stri:t/ | |
| Lamb's Conduit Street | /%l{mz "kQndwIt %stri:t/ |
Another minor exception concerns names involving the phrase High Road. One would expect the main stress on the Road part, but in fact it usually falls on the High.
| Streatham High Road | /%stret@m "haI r@Ud/ |