incidence ~ incident:
(the letters ‘i’ rhyme with the letter ‘i’ in “ink”)
“Incidence”, for the right pronunciation, please click here, is ‘the rate of some happening — the number of times something happens over a long period of time or a large area; the extent to which some happening has an effect’,
e.g.
There used to be a high incidence of seasonal unemployment in our county. [i.e. many people regularly become unemployed at some given time of the year, e.g. “After harvesting season, many agricultural labourers become unemployed, and the rate of incidence is high in Asian countries.”]
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“Incident”, for the right pronunciation, please click here, is ‘an event or happening usually with little importance; public demonstration with violence; an accident; (and also forming a natural part of or connected with something or somebody)’,
e.g.
The recent human bomb explosion reminded me of a similar incident that took place when I was young.
The additional responsibilities like teaching good habits and manners are incident upon you as a teacher.
