Pronunciation Of The Term “Anecdotal”
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The Word “Anecdotal”
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The pronunciation of any word in English (or any language at all) is not Universal. This is because there are many different dialects of The English Language — both throughout America, and also world-wide. The pronunciations that are presented on GiveMeSomeEnglish!!! are based-upon a combination of both “common usage”, and the most neutral accent used in The International Common Tongue — a.k.a. “American English”.
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Pronunciation Of The Word “Anecdotal”
Anecdotal – For this word: the “A” is short; the “e” turns into an i-schwa; the “c” is hard; the “o” is long; the “t” is a flap-t; and for the “-al” suffix – the “a” turns into a true-schwa (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
– /æ-nihk-DOH-dəl/ – /ˌæ.nə(ɪ)k.ˈdo.ɾəl/ – Notice also that there is a minor stress on the first syllable and that the major stress is on the third syllable –
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See Also: Anecdote
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