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Are you saying these 4 Halloween words wrong?
Halloween English pronunciation: Halloween, costume, skeleton, vampire Many learners say these 4 Halloween words wrong. Halloween = hal-oh-WEEN (stress the end). costume = KOS-toom (not “custom” — custom means a tradition). skeleton = SKEL-uh-tun.
What it means
- Halloween words: stop saying these wrong HA-lo-win hal-oh-WEEN
- custom costume = KOS-toom custom = a tradition
- ske-LE-ton SKEL-uh-tun
- vam-PEER VAM-pie-er
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Where is the stress in "Halloween"?
Question 2 of 2
What does "custom" mean?
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