(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".