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How to Pronounce 'PUNDIT' - English Pronunciation

 

In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word pundit. This word is a noun and refers to an expert in a particular field who is often consulted by others. Suitable synonyms for pundit include expert or specialist. The word has found itself into the English language from the Sanskrit word 'pa??ita' meaning ‘learned man'.


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Again, like all units relating to grammar it is interesting to think about it from a students perspective and often concerning that it isn't something you can easily title as it seems as though it is a natural thing to those who have english as their first language. I am a little surprised at the amount of concentration I need for these units.Unit Two has served as a reminder of the parts of speech - as it was mentioned in the unit itself even some teachers can struggle when it comes to identifying the different components a sentence has. Having already learnt about these some time ago now it's good to practise these again, as well as learning how they could be teach upon students.

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