It is not without reason that Russian is considered one of the most difficult languages to learn. It is no secret that many of those who speak and think in Russian make mistakes.
Most often, mistakes are made in word stress. Not in all cases, of course, but in rare or exceptional cases.
Sport24 reports which Russian word almost no one puts the stress correctly.
In a number of words, the error becomes so ingrained that people begin to think that the incorrect pronunciation is the only correct version.
We will talk about the verb to anticipate.
It is used in the meaning of “to do, apply, use something before others; to determine something in advance; to predict.”
In most cases, the stress in this word is on the letter "i" of the last syllable (to anticipate).
But the only correct form is to anticipate. That is, the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
The reason for this is the Old Slavonic word “khytiti”, which means to grab or steal.
From this word come the words to steal, cunning and predatory.
Therefore, in the word "voskhitit'" the stress fell on the syllable "khi". This was the case up until the 18th century inclusive.
But it is possible that soon the dictionaries will be amended and to anticipate will become the only correct option.
Previously, we talked about how to understand that you have workaholism .
