Each of us has our own vocabulary, there are foreign words and there are favorite words. And most importantly, each of us is convinced that his words, his language and his pronunciation are the most correct, and in order not to be opposed to him and not needlessly emphasize his otherness, it makes sense to follow the following simple rules, namely:
- speak in the language of his paradigm, in the language of concepts familiar to him. (And if he doesn’t use the fanfaron word “paradigm”, then you shouldn’t pronounce it either),
- pronounce words with their stress and in their transcription.
Here is how it is correct: marketing or marketing? — That’s right, marketing, unless the partner is convinced otherwise.
Catharsis or catharsis? — And how do you like your partner?
And here are some more questions to backfill: Freud or Freud? NLP or NLP? — As the interlocutor says, so it is correct …
The main thing is to remember that a discrepancy in a professional dictionary is annoying, and if it is normal for you to speak English with an Englishman, then you should also speak with a professional in the language that is familiar and natural to him.
In addition to the professional dictionary, each of us has a psychological dictionary, which actually includes two dictionaries:
- vocabulary of main categories and
- dictionary of modal preferences.