Pneumonia (Noun)
Syllable division: pneu-mo-ni-a
How to pronounce: UK: /njuːˈməʊ.ni.ə/ US: /nuːˈmoʊ.njə/
Meaning: A severe sickness in which one or both lungs become red, swell, and fill with fluids.
Example:
> I heard a few weeks ago that Claire had pneumonia and was in hospital.
> His family was informed he was suffering from pneumonia caused by fluid in his lungs.
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Measles (Noun)
Syllable division: mea·sles
How to pronounce: UK: /ˈmiː.zəlz/ US: /ˈmiː.zəlz/
Meaning: A contagious condition that causes little, red spots to appear all over the body.
Example:
> The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.
> The rebel leader's youngest daughter died of measles Saturday.
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Etiquette (Noun)
Syllable division: et·i·quette
How to pronounce: UK: /ˈet.ɪ.ket/ US: /ˈet̬.ɪ.kɪt/
Meaning: The collection of norms or conventions that govern acceptable behavior in specific social groupings or situations.
Example:
> Before you can order at all, you must learn the correct bar-counter etiquette.
> The trouble is that the murky area of tipping adheres to no rules or etiquette.
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Punctuation (Noun)
Syllable division: punc·tu·a·tion
How to pronounce: UK: /ˌpʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/ US: /ˌpʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/
Meaning: The use of specific symbols that you add to writing to divide phrases and sentences to indicate that something is an inquiry, and so forth.
Example:
> Punctuation fills our writing with silent intonation.
> Correct punctuation adds clarity and precision to writing; it allows the writer to stop, pause, or give emphasis to certain parts of the sentence.
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