Almost everyone mispronounces this word: abroad, such a mistake is rare

18.04.2024 21:07

Almost all native Russian speakers pronounce this word, borrowed from another language, incorrectly, and abroad such a mistake is rare.

We'll tell you where the word "fetish" came from and how to pronounce it correctly.

How to pronounce the word "fetish"

As sport24.ru reports, this word, denoting an object of worship, came into the Russian language from French.

That is why the stress is placed on the last syllable, and not on the first, as Russian speakers are accustomed to pronouncing.

Yes, yes, don't be surprised. According to the rules of Russian and other languages, this word should be pronounced exactly like this.

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Why native Russian speakers began to say fetish instead of fetish and when this happened is not exactly known.

It is noteworthy that in other languages this word has retained its French pronunciation.

Earlier we talked about what words and phrases give away stupid people.

Timur Khomichev Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor