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Title: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: pi on June 02, 2011, 05:45:22 pm
Just listening to a news report on the radio, and the 'news-person' kept saying the word "issue" in a way I had never heard before...

Is it pronounced 'iss-you' or 'ish-oo'. I've always said 'ish-oo' and have never heard otherwise. It probably doesn't matter, but I'm just curious, thanks :)
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: Dominator on June 04, 2011, 05:03:53 pm
According to my dictionary: issue (say ish-oo or iss-yoo). I've never heard anyone pronounce the word 'issue' as 'iss-yoo'.
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: Readinya on June 04, 2011, 05:25:25 pm
I say "ishoo" like any normal person.

What about the word appreciation?
"Appre-si-a-shun" or Appre-she-a-shun"?

I say the latter.
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: Russ on June 04, 2011, 05:40:19 pm
British English = ish-oo
American English = iss-you
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: Dr.Lecter on June 04, 2011, 05:43:01 pm
what about the word appreciate - i've heard it 'appre-ci-ate' and 'appreshiate'. what gives?

edit: lol didn't read above ^
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: #1procrastinator on February 03, 2012, 02:22:35 pm
never heard of pronounced the second way before (issue)

i say and usually hear 'appreciate' with an 'sh' sound. i think s or c sounds a bit funny

there should be a pronunciation thread, i've got a list of words i'm not sure how to pronounce
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: iamtom on February 03, 2012, 03:29:49 pm
Both are correct in Australian English. A lot of newspeople say is-syoo.
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: duquesne9995 on February 03, 2012, 03:50:01 pm
how to pronounced Golgi? as in Golgi apparatus/body in biology
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: funkyducky on February 03, 2012, 11:32:24 pm
I read it as 'goll-jee", cos there's no u after the g (ie gogli not golgui) so it's probably a soft "j" as opposed to hard "gu" sound. But hey, who knows...
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: #1procrastinator on February 07, 2012, 08:12:45 am
How do you pronounce 'renaissance'? I've heard 'ren-nay-sance' and 'ren-nor-sons'.  My dictionary only gives one way of pronouncing it
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: xdecay on February 07, 2012, 09:19:03 am
My dictionary and many of my art teachers pronounce it 'ren-nay-sons'.

Status: 'stay-tus' or 'stah-tus'?

Patent: 'pay-tent' or 'pah-tent'?
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: ninwa on February 07, 2012, 10:41:46 am
How do you pronounce 'renaissance'? I've heard 'ren-nay-sance' and 'ren-nor-sons'.  My dictionary only gives one way of pronouncing it
first one

My dictionary and many of my art teachers pronounce it 'ren-nay-sons'.

Status: 'stay-tus' or 'stah-tus'?

Patent: 'pay-tent' or 'pah-tent'?
status: either
pay-tent
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: nemolala on February 07, 2012, 10:53:45 am
Well what about occipital??

My teacher would say it as oh-sipital, while I heard Gordo from Lizzie Mcguire pronounce it as okksipital.

I don't know why that shocked me.
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: funkyducky on February 07, 2012, 11:28:53 am
How do you pronounce 'renaissance'? I've heard 'ren-nay-sance' and 'ren-nor-sons'.  My dictionary only gives one way of pronouncing it
If you wanna be French, it's more like "reh-neh-sawnce" where the first "reh" rhymes more with "fur" (long, drawn out sound) than 'ren' (shorter sound). Maybe it's more "ruh-neh-sawnce". The "neh" is like a softened "nay". Stress is on the first and third syllables, kind of more on the third.
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: burbs on February 07, 2012, 11:35:20 am
Well what about occipital??

My teacher would say it as oh-sipital, while I heard Gordo from Lizzie Mcguire pronounce it as okksipital.

I don't know why that shocked me.

okk-sip-it-al
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: binders on February 07, 2012, 11:57:12 am
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How do you pronounce 'renaissance'? I've heard 'ren-nay-sance' and 'ren-nor-sons'.  My dictionary only gives one way of pronouncing it

http://www.forvo.com/word/renaissance/#en
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: EvangelionZeta on February 07, 2012, 12:03:57 pm
How do you pronounce 'renaissance'? I've heard 'ren-nay-sance' and 'ren-nor-sons'.  My dictionary only gives one way of pronouncing it
first one

It can actually be both.  See at about the three minute mark in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j930o4CLU20

I love how three of us suggested this, in ways probably matching our personalities.  funkyducky gave an in-depth, analysed explanation, binders provided a semi-academic source, and I provide a song.  (y)
Title: Re: Pronunciation confusion...
Post by: #1procrastinator on February 10, 2012, 02:38:21 pm
thank you funkyducky, binders and EvangelionZeta