Why do many people constantly put the stress incorrectly in the same words?
Experts say that psychology is important here. Often, on a subconscious level, a person follows the majority.
The principle that works is: “everyone does it this way”, “everyone says it this way”, “that’s how it’s done”.
But we forget that if something is accepted by the majority, it is not always right.
The situation is exactly the same with words. Okay, if we are talking about the now acceptable variants "zvonit" and "zvonit".
But besides these, there are enough words that are distorted due to incorrect stress, and the person who pronounces them this way seems illiterate.
Cake
In the plural we often hear "torty". This is an incorrect pronunciation.
The correct spelling is "torty", "tortami", "tortov". The stress is on "o".
It’s easy to check by the nominative case in the singular – “cake”.
The stress always falls on the first syllable, regardless of their number. So, the correct spelling is "torty", "tortami", etc.
Security
Incorrect pronunciation: "обеспрешение". Correct pronunciation: "обеспрешение".
The test word is "to provide". Hence - "to provide".
Plumbing
Another common mistake is the stress in the word water supply.
People often say "water supply". But "provOd" is a cord. And we are talking about what conducts.
Therefore, it is correct to say “water pipeline”, “gas pipeline”, “oil pipeline”.
However: "electrical wire" because it is a cord.
Trainer, contract
In the plural, people often get confused and make the wrong choice in favor of “coaches” and “contracts”.
The rule here is this: in the plural, the stress remains the same as it was in the singular.
The correct words are “coaches”, “coaches by”, “contracts”, “contracts”.
Catalog
Very often they get confused. The correct version is "katalOg", the stress falls on "o".
