How to you spell Apathy(adj)?

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WesternAmerican  #376390  Thu, 07 Jun 07 09:50 PM
The word apathy? I'm not even sure how do you spell it. How is it spelled as a noun, and how is it being spelled as an adjective.
Can anyone help?

For example: I'm sorry to break this to you, but you're an apathic person?
Another example: You project apathy?
  
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Marius Hancu  #376393  Thu, 07 Jun 07 09:55 PM
Adj: apathetic
  
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WesternAmerican  #376396  Thu, 07 Jun 07 09:59 PM
How do you pronounce it? It kinda sounds like pathethic when I say it oud loud.
Is it pronounced like : apa-te-tic
Or you need to vocalize the 'th' as in apa-TH-etic
  
Marius Hancu  #376461  Fri, 08 Jun 07 01:41 AM
Pronunciation:|apschwa|thed.ik, -etik, -emacronk
  
WesternAmerican  #376531  Fri, 08 Jun 07 07:50 AM
Sorry, I didn't understand what you wrote in there...is it ApaTHetic like therapy(With the T & H being vocalized) or are the T and H pronounced like in ''this'' or/and ''the'.
Thank you Smile [:)]
  
nona the brit  #376559  Fri, 08 Jun 07 09:34 AM

Or you need to vocalize the 'th' as in apa-TH-etic  - yes.

It is also TH in apathy.

  
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WesternAmerican  #376562  Fri, 08 Jun 07 09:42 AM
Nona, I'm beginning to really like you. Smile [:)]
You're a bliss!
(or blessing?)
Either way, thank you so much once again...
  
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