Pronouncing verbs and nouns

Pronouncing verbs and nouns

Author: BBC Radio February 23, 2026 Duration: 6:13

So you want a salary increase? Who doesn't? But do you pronounce 'increase' with the stress on the first syllable in, or the second syllable crease? The answer depends on whether you're using increase as a noun or a verb... And that's the subject that Neil and Catherine are talking about in this 6 Minute Vocabulary programme.

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