Lawyers are individuals who have successfully passed a bar exam, serving businesses, schools and governments with legal matters in legal matters.
Pronouncing attorney correctly can make you sound more professional and credible in the workplace. Start by breaking it apart into its components, practicing each sound until it becomes second nature to produce each one regularly.
Legalese
Legalese refers to the specific language employed by those working in legal profession. Non-lawyers often find legalese difficult and confusing, with its language typically drawn from Latin or French that makes comprehension even harder.
Lingo is often employed to clarify arguments presented to courts. Furthermore, it provides an efficient means of communicating among lawyers of similar professions; however, its usefulness diminishes when used when speaking with the general public or other professionals.
While legalese can be useful in certain circumstances, it is generally wiser to avoid it where possible. Legalese may lead to miscommunication that could eventually turn into major issues for your company and deter potential clients from engaging with it in the first place. A study revealed that plain language contracts were equally as enforceable compared to their more technical counterparts – often because the simpler one was easier for clients to read and sign.
Southern Pronunciation
The American South is home to a distinctive dialect with its own signature pronunciation that can easily be recognized. Some of its most notable characteristics are lilts and drawls related to vowel length – particularly drawls which tend to use long lazy vowels that sound similar to “here,” where certain letters can be said with emphasis, like in “hear-ur.” Lilts emphasize certain syllables of words like lawyer as in “lor-ay-er.”
Southern accents may not be as widely stigmatized as African American Vernacular English (AAVE) or Ebonics; nevertheless, they still face discrimination by non-Southerners who view Southerners’ speech with contempt when talking on the phone or online.
American Pronunciation
Media outlets, including the New York Daily News, Business Insider and MSN Now have reported on regional differences in pronunciation of certain words such as attorney; accented pronunciation can make understanding each other difficult when working with attorneys from other regions.
GA pronunciation differs significantly from RP in its use of the sound /t/, which sounds similar to quick /d/, in words ending in “-atory”. Thus laboratory, laudatory and conservatory would all be pronounced [labori] while [lab:ni] are typically spoken.
GA speakers typically pronounce long back rounded vowels such as [o:/ as [oh], making words such as SWORD (pronounced sord/), FORCE (pronounced fors/) and THOUGHT (pronounced soth/t/) sound more similar. This change explains why British English words CAUGHT/ko:t/ and COURT (kort/) become COT /kat/ in American English. They also tend to combine or tensify R-colored vowels such as [er/Ir] into single sounds such as [pheIr] for pairs/pear or [phir] for peers/pear or vice versa.
English Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to how words and sentences are spoken aloud so as to convey meaning and convey understanding by those unfamiliar with your language or culture.
Language grammar is another essential aspect of English, alongside pronunciation. For writing purposes, proper grammar and pronunciation should always be employed when writing; this means avoiding slang and abbreviations when possible and adopting an even tone and pronunciation when speaking aloud.
Pronunciation can be an intricate task, making it challenging to master without practice. To strengthen your pronunciation skills, break apart each sound of each word and practice them individually; similarly, search online tutorials for accents and pronunciation lessons; once you master one accent you can apply it across other words or phrases and make a positive impression that could advance your career goals.
