pronunciation for Finance

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	Anonymous  #213348  Fri, 07 Apr 06 08:14 PM Please let me know the pronunciation for finance    Anonymous
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	Mister Micawber  #213421  Sat, 08 Apr 06 01:08 AM Noun: /'fai naens/ Verb: /fai 'naens/    Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member (21,223) 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'
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	Thethenothere123  #214891  Thu, 13 Apr 06 09:34 AM I hate to tell you this, but in the U.S. I've heard it pronounced both ways for both the verb and noun forms. I think it might be somewhat of a regional difference.    Thethenothere123 Joined on Fri, Mar 3 2006 Los Angeles, California Full Member (187)
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	CalifJim  #215663  Sat, 15 Apr 06 03:54 AM I"ve never heard /fai 'naens/, but I've heard /fi 'naens/.  I hear the first more than any other. CJ    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member (16,966) "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche
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	Thethenothere123  #215733  Sat, 15 Apr 06 06:10 AM  CalifJim wrote: I"ve never heard /fai 'naens/, but I've heard /fi 'naens/.  I hear the first more than any other. CJ Yeah, I wasn't paying attention to the spelling, only the location of the stress. I meant that I've heard both /'fai naens/ and /fi 'naens/ used for the verb and noun forms, as well as for the adjective (financial) and adverb (financially) forms.    Thethenothere123
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	Marvin A.  #305592  Wed, 20 Dec 06 04:15 AM  CalifJim wrote: /fi 'naens/ With a tense [ i ] ?  I sometimes pronounce it [ f@ne@ns ] , but never like that.    Marvin A. Joined on Fri, Dec 8 2006 Regular Member (638)
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	Anonymous  #491184  Thu, 20 Mar 08 07:37 PM It is a regional difference. But the most common form in the U.S. is definitely "fai'nans." However, I sometimes hear "fi'nans," particularly when using the word as a verb.    Anonymous
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	Grammar Geek  #491207  Thu, 20 Mar 08 08:56 PM CalifJim I"ve never heard /fai 'naens/, but I've heard /fi 'naens/.  I hear the first more than any other. CJ Is there a page alread on English Forums that tells me how to read (and write) these? That would give me examples, like "fai" would be the same as fee FI fo fum, while "fi" would sound like the first part of "fish"? I always feel really clueless on these. Or do I just look at the first page of Websters and use the same conventions they do?      Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Pennsylvania, USA Veteran Member (15,583) Barbara, who answers in American English.
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	Kooyeen  #491217  Thu, 20 Mar 08 09:21 PM Hi GG, are you talking about IPA? Merriam-Webster uses a different convention, it's not IPA, nor SAMPA. If you need to type in IPA, you can use this: http://linguiste.org/phonetics/ipa/chart/keyboard/ If you need to learn what each symbol stands for, maybe you need to check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet_for_English I'm not sure you wanted something like that, though.    Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member (3,973) If you don't have a sense of humor already, it's about time you buy one.
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