Revisiting “Puzzle,” SF9 (2023). The plot (concerning the pronunciation of “scenario” in SF9’s “Puzzle”) thickens: I just discovered the SF9 song “Scenario” and learned that they pronounce it just fine there.
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By my count, they pronounce it right 11 out of 13 times in the song. (A respectable score of 85%.) They pronounce it like “see-NARE-ee-oh,” which is close enough to the American English “suh-NARE-ee-oh.” So, what does this tell us?
By my count, they pronounce it right 11 out of 13 times in the song. (A respectable score of 85%.) They pronounce it like “see-NARE-ee-oh,” which is close enough to the American English “suh-NARE-ee-oh.” So, what does this tell us?
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Does this mean that the weird pronunciation in “Puzzle” (“see-nuh-ree-OH”) was intentional? If there was no problem pronouncing it correctly in “Scenario,” was the pronunciation in “Puzzle” a choice? No, I don’t think so. I think all it really tells us is that…
Does this mean that the weird pronunciation in “Puzzle” (“see-nuh-ree-OH”) was intentional? If there was no problem pronouncing it correctly in “Scenario,” was the pronunciation in “Puzzle” a choice? No, I don’t think so. I think all it really tells us is that…
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… this kind of syllable stress is sometimes difficult for Korean speakers. Which is to say, producing it isn’t hard, but recognizing the need for it is. Korean doesn’t work like that. But in English, correct syllable stress is an integral part of a word.
… this kind of syllable stress is sometimes difficult for Korean speakers. Which is to say, producing it isn’t hard, but recognizing the need for it is. Korean doesn’t work like that. But in English, correct syllable stress is an integral part of a word.
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My assumption is that a typical Korean songwriter thinks nothing of shifting the stress of English words around as the song demands. If a syllable needs to be stressed to fit the beat, so be it. I don’t think that kind of thing would present a lot of problems for Korean.
My assumption is that a typical Korean songwriter thinks nothing of shifting the stress of English words around as the song demands. If a syllable needs to be stressed to fit the beat, so be it. I don’t think that kind of thing would present a lot of problems for Korean.
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Some classic examples of this phenomenon that I’ve spotlighted here:
“Last Sequence,” WJSN (2022): in “like a finale,” “finale” is pronounced as “FEE-nah-LAY.”
“bugAboo,” bugAboo (2021): in “sweet cherry on top,” “cherry” is pronounced as “che-REE.”
Some classic examples of this phenomenon that I’ve spotlighted here:
“Last Sequence,” WJSN (2022): in “like a finale,” “finale” is pronounced as “FEE-nah-LAY.”
“bugAboo,” bugAboo (2021): in “sweet cherry on top,” “cherry” is pronounced as “che-REE.”
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In cases like these, the English can become unrecognizable. Syllable stress saves lives! Well, it’s important for English that sounds like English.
2021’s “Scenario” from SF9:
In cases like these, the English can become unrecognizable. Syllable stress saves lives! Well, it’s important for English that sounds like English.
2021’s “Scenario” from SF9:
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