Franglish |
In English, most 2-syllable words are stressed on the first syllable...
Listen to the following pairs to contrast nouns and verbs.
'content / con'tent | |
'export / ex'port | |
'permit / per'mit | |
'record / re'cord | |
'update / up'date |
All these nouns are stressed on the first syllable
whereas the verbs are stressed on the second syllable.