e-n-t

Updated: June 13, 2025

Ela always accented the last syllable of any word ending in e-n-t, like "incident" or "commencement," giving it besides a peculiar nasal sound, which was sure to secure the attention. The word incident, as he pronounced it, produced quite a different effect from the same word, spoken in the usual style. "A man came to my fort one day who was naked and starving.

Frances Fuller Victor - The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems