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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread pronunciation #26894 04/20/2001 4:53 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I just noticed that "refuse" as a verb has the accent on the second syllable, but as a noun the accent is on the first syllable. Is there a name for this? Can you think of other instances of this difference? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted pronunciation wwh 04/20/2001 4:53 PM Re: pronunciation Anonymous 04/20/2001 5:00 PM Re: pronunciation Bridget 04/22/2001 3:34 AM Re: pronunciation musick 04/22/2001 4:23 PM Re: pronunciation of troy 04/25/2001 1:40 PM Re: pronunciation AnnaStrophic 04/28/2001 6:16 PM Re: pronunciation sarawhyler 04/28/2001 10:19 AM Re: pronunciation Max Quordlepleen 04/28/2001 10:24 AM Re: pronunciation wwh 04/28/2001 2:04 PM Re: pronunciation rodward 04/30/2001 9:05 AM Re: pronunciation wwh 04/30/2001 1:57 PM Re: pronunciation rodward 04/30/2001 2:18 PM Re: pronunciation wwh 04/30/2001 2:28 PM Re: pronunciation Anonymous 04/30/2001 2:33 PM Re: pronunciation satin 04/30/2001 6:01 PM Re: pronunciation rodward 04/30/2001 3:01 PM Re: pronunciation wwh 04/30/2001 4:01 PM Re: pronunciation rodward 05/01/2001 8:48 AM Re: pronunciation francais31415 05/01/2001 8:05 PM Re: pronunciation wwh 05/01/2001 8:46 PM Re: pronunciation/controversy Faldage 04/30/2001 2:26 PM Re: pronunciation BlanchePatch 04/23/2001 11:21 AM Re: pronunciation NicholasW 04/24/2001 7:18 AM Re: pronunciation rodward 04/24/2001 8:22 AM Re: pronunciation belligerentyouth 04/24/2001 9:37 AM Re: pronunciation NicholasW 04/24/2001 12:41 PM Re: pronunciation Faldage 04/24/2001 12:49 PM Re: pronunciation rodward 04/24/2001 12:59 PM Re: pronunciation Faldage 04/24/2001 1:28 PM Re: pronunciation NicholasW 04/25/2001 7:24 AM Re: pronunciation Max Quordlepleen 04/25/2001 7:31 AM Re: pronunciation NicholasW 04/25/2001 8:28 AM Re: pronunciation Max Quordlepleen 04/24/2001 9:36 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,384 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,209 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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