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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A word encountered more often in writing than in speech, and thus liable to be pronounced incorrectly..
We may hesitate whether "churl" is to be pronounced with a k or with a soft ch sound, because we do not use the word commonly in speech and hence it is becoming more of an eye-word than an ear-word.
Use eye-word when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Eye-word means A word encountered more often in writing than in speech, and thus liable to be pronounced incorrectly..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We may hesitate whether "churl" is to be pronounced with a k or with a soft ch sound, because we do not use the word commonly in speech and hence it is becoming more of an eye-word than an ear-word.
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