10 words with two correct accents

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The case when you can pronounce it differently - and not be afraid of a mistake.

Stress in Russian is a fickle thing. All the time, there is a slow change in the pronunciation system: in some words, the stress moves, people begin to speak differently, these options take root, and the old ones become outdated and disappear. There are periods when old and new norms coexist in the language - and both are considered correct. Here are 10 examples of this situation.

1. "Simultaneously" and "simultaneously"

This adverb is derived from the adjective "simultaneous", in which both "e" can also be stressed. The senior norm is “simultaneous”. However, in colloquial speech, the stress moved closer to the end of the word, as in other adjectives.

For example, "English" became "English", "purple" - "purple", "August" - "August" (in the latter two, both norms are now allowed).

Some dictionaries recommend using the classic version - "at the same time", but there are those that support the new one. In fact, both stresses are equal in rights.

2. "Marketing" and "marketing"

This term comes from the English language, where the stress is on the first syllable. But the word stuck, another pronunciation option appeared. A mismatch in Russian and the source language is a common situation. The same thing happened with other words, for which the now unusual norm initially acted: "football", "abzatz" and "balzam".

Now some dictionaries give preference to "marketing", predicting its victory over "marketing", while others - for the old version. In fact, both are equal.

3. "Emergency exit" and "emergency exit"

The adjective "spare" used to be a common word, but today it is considered obsolete. "Zapasnoy" is its modern counterpart.

But some words, such as "way", "regiment", "exit", can traditionally be combined with both the outdated "spare" and the modern "spare".

4. "Loop" and "loop"

Initially, the accent was correct. But now dictionaries indicate both options as equal. Although some authors still recommend using a new one - "loop".

5. "Perished" and "experienced"

Usually, in participles formed with the suffix "-t-", the stress moves to the beginning of the word: "concave - concave", "borrow - seized", "stab - thump."

However, this rule is often violated in living speech, therefore there are “extracted” and “acquired”, “poured” and “poured” (you can pronounce it this way and that). The same thing happened with the "experienced".

The old norm is stress on the first syllable, but over time it has shifted to "and". The new version has become equal in rights with the previous one, and some authors of dictionaries even indicate it as preferable.

6. "Normalized" and "normalized"

This participle is derived from ration. Earlier in such verbs the stress fell on the last syllable. Many words have been retained, such as "disguise" and "shape." However, later the stress began to move to the third syllable from the end, for example, "to copy."

For some words, dictionaries give only one correct option - corresponding to a strict norm, although pronunciation has long changed in living speech. For example: "seal" and "award". But in the case of "normalize", two options are allowed, as well as with the participle "normalized".

7. "Barge" and "Barge"

This word goes back to the Latin barca, from which the Russian "barca" also comes. Some dictionaries indicate “barzha” as the correct accent, while others mark the colloquial nature of the pronunciation of “barge”. But most give these options interchangeably.

8. "Tvorog" and "curd"

Now you can put stress on any syllable - there will be no mistake. However, some dictionaries recommend following the old norm - "curd".

9. "meatballs" and "meatballs"

Today these options are considered equal.

By the way, in the singular, this word has no official form. To designate one piece, the word "teftelka" is used.

10. "Truffles" and "truffles"

Some dictionaries prefer the pronunciation of truffle, but most of them indicate both as equal.