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Re: ae pronunciation: When is the 't' silent in "often"?

Mister Micawber — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:19:20 GMT

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It depends on the speaker. From Random House:

'Often' was pronounced with a t-sound until the 17th century, when a pronunciation without the came to predominate in the speech of the educated, in both North America and Great Britain, and the earlier pronunciation fell into disfavor. Common use of a spelling pronunciation has since restored the [t] for many speakers, and today /ËÉfÉn/[aw-fuhn] and /ËÉftÉn/[awf-tuhn] or /ËÉfÉn/[of-uhn] and [of-tuhn] exist side by side. Although it is still sometimes criticized, 'often' with a /t/[t] is now so widely heard from educated speakers that it has become fully standard once again.

Re: The pronunciation of "a" in a sentence.

Doll — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:44:16 GMT

My two cents:

Normally, it should be /ae/ sound. (in a sentence preceding a word which starts with a consonant) But it can be pronounced as /eÄ±/ not /ej/ or / /. I was taught not to pronounce it as / / in formal speech , /eÄ±/ is the strong version and / / is mostly used in daily speech.

The pronunciation of "a" in a sentence.

Bluealbatross — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:53:37 GMT

I have a little pronunciation problem:

Some times I hear in sentences that the indefinite article "a" is pronounced / / and other times /ej/ e.g. "a man who is sick can't work"

What is the proper, correct or educated pronunciation of the I.A. "a"

Thank you in advance!!!!!

A.

Re: to suit every kind of person

Yoong Liat — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:44:44 GMT

Angliholic wrote:

Dozens of popular social networking sites provide all sorts of services to suit every kind of person.

Does "suit" in the above equate "fit/match" or "satisfy/cater for?"

caÂ·ter /ËkeÉªtÉr/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[key-ter] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

âverb (used without object)

1.	to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding: to cater for a banquet.

2.	*to provide or supply what amuses, is desired, or gives pleasure, comfort, etc. (usually fol. by to or for):* to cater to popular demand; to cater to an invalid. Based on the above definition, 'cater for' could replace 'suit'.

Pronunciation of the word 'Directory'

NeedHelp — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:29:37 GMT

Why is the word Directory as 'der-rec-tory' , according to the audio on this website http://www.bartleby.com/61/. However, it has d-rkt-r, d- as the pronunication key. Exactly what is going on here? I thought the word would be pronounced as 'die-rec-toree'.

Please help!

Re: Confusion about "brunette" ...

Teo — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:05:39 GMT

http://www.bartleby.com/61/47/B0514700.html

brunette

SYLLABICATION:	bruÂ·nette
PRONUNCIATION:	br-nt
ADJECTIVE:	Having dark or brown hair.
NOUN:	A girl or woman with dark or brown hair.
ETYMOLOGY:	French, feminine of brunet. See brunet.

Re: pronunciation of "Levi"

Yoong Liat — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:50:05 GMT

Dictionary.com has the pronunciation 'Levi' as follows:
LÃ©Â·vi-Strauss /ËleÉªviËstraÊs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ley-vee-strous]

Re: pronunciation of "Levi"

Yankee — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:26:14 GMT

Hi Hela

I've only ever heard Levi Strauss pronounced lv(/li:vai/) in the US.

Re: Pronunciation of wordending es

CalifJim — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:55:08 GMT

Is "+es" pronunciated as " /is/" or " /s/ in American English ?

In geniuses (and in other words with this pattern) the final es is usually pronounced like the izz in fizz.

CJ

Pronunciation of wordending es

Haibin — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:24:47 GMT

Hello,

I'm learning American English.. Could you help to advise the pronunciation of "geniuses"

Is "+es" pronunciated as " /is/" or " /s/ in American English ?

Thanks in advance.

Haibin