Lifetime English speaker here... in compound words, are there multiple stressed syllables or just one? It is keeping me awake a bit. Also, I feel I use ‘...’ too much and/or improperly. I also want to know how to use that correctly... - Ominously Anonymously Anomalous Anonymous Entity

OH MY GOD IM SO SORRY I NEVER SAW THIS!!! I NEVER GET ASKS

1. Compound words in English usually maintain the enunciations of each component, although the first part is usually stressed a little more than the rest. With the word “sunflower”, for example, you would still pronounce the word “flower” normally, but would add a little more stress to “sun”, like you were saying “it’s not just any flower, it’s a sunflower”. Does that make sense?

2. Fun fact, “…” (or rather, the pause which it indicates) is called an ellipsis! An ellipsis is an omission of words that indicates when attention fades or the rest of something is implied. When used in quotes, it indicates where words irrelevant to the message have been omitted. You can also use an ellipsis to indicate certain moods, like dejection, displeasure, befuddlement, contemplation… (see what I did there?) It’s quite a versatile trio of dots, so honestly, I doubt you’re over- or mis- using it.

Please note that I am not a professional linguist! I’m just a dork who loves words! I hope this helped tho????