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dude

#114281 Fri, 01 Jul 05 01:42 PM

what is the correct pronunciation of "LYCOS" ?

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benita

#115446 Tue, 05 Jul 05 07:50 AM

LIE-KOS (like you pronounce 'toss')

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Anonymous

#115494 Tue, 05 Jul 05 11:11 AM

please tell me the right pronunuciation of this word

"QUOTE"

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benita

#116138 Thu, 07 Jul 05 07:52 AM

quote - pronounced like 'COAT '

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pieanne

#116260 Thu, 07 Jul 05 04:47 PM

Oh? I thought it was more like [kwoat] ...

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I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

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LanguageLover

#116981 Sun, 10 Jul 05 01:26 PM

You're right Pieanne. However, it's not so different from "coat", maybe Benita's reply helps Dude!

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Eimai_Anglos

#118039 Wed, 13 Jul 05 04:36 PM

Listen here:
http://www.The-Cool-Book-Shop.co.uk/sound1/english.htm

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