What is the syllable stress in the word 'sometimes'? I hear it in different ways. Sometimes SOMEtimes, other times - someTIMES. Macmillan dictionary gives [ˈsʌmtaɪmz]. Is someTIMES wrong? Or is it acceptable? UPDATE: Of course, I'm talking about songs. I didn't want to give this information from the very beginning to avoid comments like 'they do what they want in their songs' which is not true. The words in the songs are rarely misstressed while 'sometimes' is often misstressed.

What is the natural word stress in 'no time'? What is the natural word stress in the phrases below? I hear it differently, so I can't understand which of the options is correct. It's no TIME for JOY (or sorrow). OR It's NO time for JOY (or sorrow).

What is the word stress in compound nouns such as red giant, white dwarf, yellow dwarf, etc.? These are astronomical terms.

The meaning of 'no way from here/there' Sometimes I feel that this phrase doesn't always have a direct meaning, i.e. "no path/road from here or there", but "no way of the situation" or just "no method". Am I correct? Example 1. [...] and there may just be no way from here to what you want with that unit. -- Seems more like "no method" Example 2. I was hoping to see the locked check box here (as it is now in control of the client) - but I poked around and found no way from here to do it. I suppose if I manually changed the registry it would work -- Seems more like "no method" Example 3. Since there's no way from here over the mountains to Nant Gefalion we have to go up the track from Derwen. -- Seems more like "no road from here"

Is there any subtle difference between 'close' and 'near' when talking about distance? Are the phrases below equal or there is a subtle difference? Example 1. Mars is close now and looks bigger. -- Can I say "Mars is near now"? Example 2. The enemy is near now. -- Can I say "The enemy is close now"?