"Pronounced" is also the past tense of "pronounce." A pronounced difference between two items indicates that the differences are clear and obvious. A word that is pronounced correctly is also pronounced clearly and obviously. The word "Pronoun" is not related to the other two in meaning. "Pronoun" comes from Latin "pro" meaning "on behalf of" and "noun" which is Latin for "name." So "pronoun" is a word that is used on behalf of, or in place of a name. The word "pronounce" is also from Latin, but in this case, "Pro" means "out" or "forth" and "nounce" comes from the Latin "nuntius," meaning "messenger." So, "pronounce" literally means "out of the messenger."

(PART TWO) The word "pronounce" is a verb in the simple present tense; its simple past tense is "pronounced". Example: Tommy was diagnosed with articulation disorder and PRONOUNCED his words poorly. After intensive remediation sessions with a speech therapist, he can PRONOUNCE well. To compound the confusion, "pronounced" can also be an adjective to describe a noun. It refers to something with prominent characteristics or qualities. Example: Someone with a pronounced (adjective) accent may pronounce (verb) words in a particular way. It also refers to something that is very noticeable. Example: There was a very pronounced (adjective) peak in the chromatogram. In a nutshell, Someone with an articulation disorder may understand the meaning of a "pronoun", and knows how the word "pronoun" is "pronounced" but his "pronunciation" of "pronoun" may be off, and his "mispronunciation" can be very "pronounced" to the trained ears of an speech therapist. Hope this helps. Cheers, Lance

(PART ONE) Hi Amy, Indeed. The English language is full of such words. Another example would be life/lives. Pronouns are a class of words which are used to replace nouns. Example: Thomas has gotten HIMSELF in deep trouble with his drug addiction. HE was grounded and given the ultimatum to behave. HE was unrepentant and carried on HIS own ways. As you can see, it will be cumbersome to repeat his name again and again in the text. This is when pronouns come into the picture. To this end, pronouns come in a variety of forms, depending on the writer's intention. There are personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, relative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns and reflexive pronouns. "Pronounce" is a verb to describe the way someone articulates when they speak. Someone who is from the UK may pronounce the same word slightly differently from someone who is from the US. An example would be the pronunciation of the words "potatoes" and "caught". Notice that the noun form of "pronounce" is "pronunciation", not "pronounciation".