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I'll give you polish/Polish. But how do you pronounce august differently from August?
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The adjective august with the accent on the ultimate syllable.
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What is it called when a word changes pronunciation when capitalized?
Same thing as when a word changes spelling when you capitalize it.
rushin' - Russian
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hungry/Hungary? Or maybe grease/Greece? I'm pretty sure those are a lot more common than those for which the pronunciation changes with a constant spelling.
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I did not know that. It's not a word I would use as an adjective other than to say an August shower.
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I like grease/Greece better than my example. Thanks, Ani.
TEd. You know of no august personages?
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>You know of no august personages?
Nope. And I would not have pronounced it that way even if I did. Not that I am disagreeing with anyone on the pronunciation. I just hadn't run across it.
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A single pane of (usually) political or satirical illustration is called a cartoon. A series like Doonesbury is called a comic strip. A comic is usually something dopey or mildly amusing especially for kids.
In these here parts anyhow.
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