Pronounciation of Words
Pronounciation of Words
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Glassman

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25,066 posts

246 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Missus says "advertise-ment". I say "adver-tisment".

Which is the correct way of pronouncing 'advertisement'?


groucho

12,134 posts

277 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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You're right, she's a woman.

agentzigzag

191 posts

216 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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You are right if you are American, she is right if she is English.
Or maybe not

Fer

7,777 posts

311 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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wûrdz

911motorsport

7,251 posts

264 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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:cough: I would pronounce it pronunciation

Edited by 911motorsport on Saturday 17th January 14:02

Mandat

4,647 posts

269 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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I would say it; advert-isment.

parapaul

2,828 posts

229 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Advert
Advertise

Got that one?

Right. Now, it is NOT (advertise)ment, not in the UK, anyway. It is (advert)isement.

RDE

5,037 posts

245 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Which is correct;

Mandatory

'MANder-tury' or 'MANDATE-ory'?

Phraseology

'Frays-ology' or 'Frayzee-ology'?

Balmoral Green

42,561 posts

279 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Scon or Scone?

Does the 'e' not make the 'o' an 'Oh'?

Animal

5,670 posts

299 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Balmoral Green said:
Scon or Scone?

Does the 'e' not make the 'o' an 'Oh'?
You mean like 'gone' or 'none'?

Glassman

Original Poster:

25,066 posts

246 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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issue or iss-s-ew

GKP

15,099 posts

272 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Contribute.

Monkey boy 1

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262 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Lieutennant, pronounced Lef-tennant, not loooooootennant grumpy

is it Kilo-meter or ki-lometer ?


Balmoral Green

42,561 posts

279 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Animal said:
Balmoral Green said:
Scon or Scone?

Does the 'e' not make the 'o' an 'Oh'?
You mean like 'gone' or 'none'?
hehe

Animal

5,670 posts

299 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Bentley as in 'Bent-lee' or as in 'Volkswagen'?

Balmoral Green

42,561 posts

279 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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Well, for my car, as in Royce, actually.

Animal

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299 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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rofl

RDE

5,037 posts

245 months

Sunday 18th January 2009
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How has this one not come up:

Porsche

As in... horse... when said by Sean Connery?

Or as in Deutsche Bank?

You decide!

Muntu

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230 months

TheEnd

15,370 posts

219 months

Sunday 18th January 2009
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Garridge or garaj?