What does inflexion mean?
Inflexion means (chiefly British) Dated spelling of inflection..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chiefly British) Dated spelling of inflection..
[…] I do not like the studied air and artificial inflexions of voice which your very popular and most admired preachers generally have.
“Connexion” is the etymological (ie, “correct”) spelling. That is to say, our word is derived from an actual Latin noun, cf. deflexion, inflexion, and reflexion. […] And it might make life easier to abolish the letter “x”. But why should we cut off the fascinating roots of our words? I should carry on preferring “connexion”.
Use inflexion when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Inflexion means (chiefly British) Dated spelling of inflection..
Common synonyms include inflection.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] I do not like the studied air and artificial inflexions of voice which your very popular and most admired preachers generally have.
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