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Pronunciation

Pronouncing gives me stress. With syllables to chance, could ‘monchielle’ be French? I feel I can’t advance, a poilu in a trench. Pronouncing gives me stress. Italians insist words like ‘monchielle’, devoid of hidden twist, rhyme with ‘vermicelli’. Pronouncing gives me stress. Three syllables, no more? A word like ‘monchielle’, by making me keep score, presents a living hell. Pronouncing gives me stress. I openly confess; though anxious to impress, I find this verbal chess affords me no success.

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