Garage

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	the_mystic_dude  #33051  Sun, 13 Jun 04 02:17 PM Hi! I was wondering how to pronounce the word "garage", is it more like "espionage" or like "barrage". Are there differences in that word's pronunciations in America/England, or is there one universal pronounciation? Thanks a lot in advance Walter    the_mystic_dude Joined on Tue, Dec 23 2003 New Member (18)

	Pemmican  #34095  Tue, 22 Jun 04 12:57 AM I looked up garage in a dictionary - these are the phonetic notations I could find: In British English either /'gaera:sh/ and /'gaeridsh/ In American English /gè'ra:sh/. (Always soft 'sh'-sound).    Pemmican Joined on Thu, Aug 21 2003 Westphalia, Germany Regular Member (569) Wâ mag ich mich nu vinden? wâ mac ich mich nu suochen, wâ? nu bin ich hie und bin ouch dâ und enbin doch weder dâ noch hie. wer wart ouch sus verirret ie?wer wart ie sus...
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	haoqide  #36362  Wed, 07 Jul 04 10:08 PM Well, I'm a native English-speaker, and I've always heard the words "espionage" and "barrage" pronounced exactly the same as far as the "age" part goes. Answering your question, though, "garage" is pronounced like "espionage." The first 'g-' is a hard 'g' sound, and the second is the soft sound you get in "espionage." I hope that helps.    haoqide Joined on Mon, Jul 5 2004 Nashville, TN Full Member (307)

	Guest  #37557  Thu, 15 Jul 04 01:45 PM Depends where you come from in England. In the south is garage tends to be pronounced as in barrage. In much of the north it is pronounced differently - mor like "garridge". But espionage and garage are pronounced pretty much the same both north and south (similar to in French, I guess).    Guest

	Guest  #37609  Thu, 15 Jul 04 04:24 PM The previous post should, of course, read that "espionage and barrage are pronounced pretty much the same both north and south."    Guest

	Grace  #37715  Fri, 16 Jul 04 09:28 AM /g&-'räzh/, /-'räj/; chiefly New England /-'r[a']zh/, /-'r[a']j/; Canad also /-'razh/, /-'raj/; British usually /'gar-(")äzh/, /-(")äj/, /-ij/.    Grace Joined on Fri, Apr 30 2004 Junior Member (90)

	Kekel  #376363  Thu, 07 Jun 07 08:17 PM Hey folks! By the way, how can I say the strong syllable. Its GArage or gaRAge? I've heard both but I would like to know more about it. thanks!    Kekel Joined on Sun, Dec 17 2006 Brazil Full Member (377) “Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” - Sarah Caldwell

	Marvin A.  #376384  Thu, 07 Jun 07 09:31 PM Around here: /g@r\{Z/ or /g@r\OZ/    Marvin A. Joined on Fri, Dec 8 2006 Regular Member (638)

	Orpheus  #376927  Sat, 09 Jun 07 04:33 AM By the way, how can I say the strong syllable. Its GArage or gaRAge? I'd say both are correct. It is just a matter of British and American English. In BrE the stress is usually on the first syllable while in AmE the second. Hope this helps. Orph    Orpheus Joined on Tue, Jun 17 2003 Jakarta, Indonesia Regular Member (570) 'Truth is Subjectivity' - Kierkegaard
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