you look up a word in the dictionary and it says "nonstandard" after the pronunciation?
2006-10-03 09:19:13 · 4 answers · asked by djthis 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
i've never come across something like this, but I think it is a word that is not usually used in the English language. Try looking at that same word in a thesaurus and find the definition of the synonym
2006-10-03 09:23:26 · answer #1 · answered by • Nick • 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is like an alternative pronunciation, one that is used less often than the "standard" pronunciation
2006-10-03 09:23:37 · answer #2 · answered by guyotgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that pronunciation is not technically wrong, but it is not the way most people tend to pronounce the word.
2006-10-03 09:20:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
means it isn't used a lot, only rarely.
2006-10-03 09:20:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋