English Pronunciation Tip of the Day
Tip 79
Category:
Names
Author: JAM
The name ending <-stone>
The word stone is of course /st@Un/, but when the word is used as an ending to a place name or family name it is usually unstressed and pronounced /st@n/. Here are some examples:
| Gladstone | /"gl{dst@n/ |
| Penistone | /"penIst@n/ |
| Silverstone | /"sIlv@st@n/ |