The reason to pause is to give you a chance to think.
Pausing to think can help you give insight on what you should do, say, or how to act in a situation.
How many syllables in alteration? 4 syllables
Divide alteration into syllables: al-ter-a-tion
Primary syllable stress: al-ter-a-tion
Secondary syllable stress: al-ter-a-tion
How to pronounce alteration: awl-ter-ey-shun
Hinduism today is regarded nothing less than the progeny or an offshoot of Brahmanism, since Hindus got their name from Indus river, on the banks of which, the Aryans practised the Vedas. Hence, Hindus following the Vedas and its Brahman belief were seen as the first propellers of Hinduism.