Caching pronunciation
Caching has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "ka". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Caching syllables
Caching has 2 syllables: KA-shihng.
- KAkæ
- shihngʃɪŋ
KASH-ing, two syllables. Keep the first half as "cash"; it does not become "catch-ing".
Sounds to watch
Short i versus ee
The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.
The a in cat
Open the jaw wider than for eh and spread the lips slightly. The a in cat is a distinct vowel, not eh or ah.
The ng sound
The ng is one nasal sound made with the back of the tongue. There is no separate hard g after it.
The sh sound
Sh is made further back than s, with the lips slightly rounded and the tongue lower. Keep it separate from s: "shun" is not "sun".
Caching in a sentence
- Caching the images cut the page load time in half.
- The server is caching too aggressively and serving stale data.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- 'sh' /ʃ/ too soft or unclearRound the lips slightly and produce continuous air along the centre of the tongue.
- Final -ing pronounced unclearlyRaise the back of the tongue for /ŋ/ and avoid adding /g/ unless the word requires it.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce caching?
Caching is pronounced /ˈkæ.ʃɪŋ/, or KA-shihng in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "ka".
How many syllables are in caching?
2: KA-shihng. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use caching in a sentence?
Caching the images cut the page load time in half. The server is caching too aggressively and serving stale data.
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