Relating to epenthesis, the insertion of an extra sound or letter into a word.
From Greek 'epenthesis' (from 'epi-' meaning 'upon' and 'enthesis' meaning 'insertion'), describing the linguistic process of adding sounds to words.
English speakers do this all the time—when you pronounce 'athlete' as 'ath-uh-lete' instead of 'ath-lete,' you're adding an epenetic vowel, a natural shortcut your mouth takes!
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