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Daily wordsMots du 12 août 2026

Stress that moves when the word grows

Add an ending and the stressed syllable jumps somewhere else, which is why the longer form feels wrong.

Dix mots pour tous les jours, en anglais : photograph, photography, economy, economic, politics, political, medicine, medicinal, origin, original. Chacun avec sa prononciation et une phrase à dire à voix haute.

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  1. 1
    photograph/ˈfoʊtəˌɡræf/nounA picture taken with a camera.Stress the first syllable: PHO-to-graph.
  2. 2
    photography/fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/nounThe art of taking pictures.The stress jumps to the second: pho-TOG-ra-phy.
  3. 3
    economy/ɪˈkɑːnəmi/Se dit aussi iːˈkɑːnəmi.nounThe money system of a country.Stress the second syllable: e-CON-o-my.
  4. 4
    economic/ˌekəˈnɑːmɪk/Se dit aussi ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk.adjectiveTo do with money and business.The stress moves to the third: e-co-NOM-ic.
  5. 5
    politics/ˈpɑːləˌtɪks/nounThe activity of governing.Stress the first syllable: POL-i-tics.
  6. 6
    political/pəˈlɪtəkəl/adjectiveTo do with government.The stress moves to the second: po-LIT-i-cal.
  7. 7
    medicine/ˈmedəsən/nounSomething you take to get better.
  8. 8
    medicinal/məˈdɪsənəl/adjectiveHaving the effect of a medicine.The stress moves to the second: me-DIC-i-nal.
  9. 9
    origin/ˈɔːrədʒən/nounWhere something began.Stress the first syllable: OR-i-gin.
  10. 10
    original/ərˈɪdʒənəl/adjectiveThe first one, as it came.The stress moves to the second: o-RIG-i-nal.

Les phrases

  1. 1

    Could you take a photograph of us?

  2. 2

    Is photography allowed inside the building?

  3. 3

    The economy here has changed quickly.

  4. 4

    It was an economic decision, not a personal one.

  5. 5

    We never discuss politics at lunch.

  6. 6

    That is a political question, really.

  7. 7

    I take this medicine every morning.

  8. 8

    The tea has a medicinal taste.

  9. 9

    Nobody knows the origin of the name.

  10. 10

    Do you still have the original box?