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The word '''[[decent - descent|decent]]''' is sometimes confused by the [[spellchecker]] with the word '''descent'''. They sound different. In '''decent''' the stress is on the first syllable: 'DEE-s'nt', {{IPA|ˈdiː sənt}}, whereas in '''descent''' the stress is on the second syllable: 'de-SCENT', {{IPA|dɪ ˈsɛnt}}.

::You may want to see the page [[Dissent - descent - descend]].

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