the stress pattern of the word is essential, then remember that consonnants play a great part in the way vowels are prononced. - if a vowel is followed by two consonnants, the vowel will be short. - if -ed follows a strong consonnant, then it can only be prononced "t". etc... it's a very interesting question, and it would require a very long answer. Whole books deal with that subject. But you will also learn to pronounce new words simply by practising, through analogy with other words, etc. Also, read new words out loud, you'll find that often, there's only one way to actually get them out lol And when you're stuck, dictionaries and websites are your best friends.

You can use both. "I'm going to be paying" implies some sort of comment, like "I don't have a choice", "I hope it won't be a problem" while "I'm going to pay" is neutral.

Like Stephanie, I'd say they are synonym to a certain degree. To me, "to join in" focuses on the moment you start participating; "to take part in" can refer to that moment too, but also to the whole project. "I took part in the school fair organization, it was a big success." vs. "I joined the school board, they were very welcoming". Also, I would only use "join IN" on its own ("The school board needed someone, so I joined in.") while you need to state what you "take part in": "They lacked volonteers, so I had to take part in the school fair organization".

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