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How to pronounce “inflection”

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Pronunciation guide for inflection

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of inflection with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Rachel Botsman: The case for collaborative consumption 17 minutesI generally believe we're at an inflection point
Definition summary: (grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.

Example 1 of 8

Rachel Botsman: The case for collaborative consumption 17 minutes

I generally believe we're at an inflection point

[Noun]
(grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
A change in pitch or tone of voice.
(mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
A turning away from a straight course.
(optometry) Diffraction.

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