Pronunciation Of The Word “Absolutely”
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The Word “Absolutely”
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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.
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Pronunciation Of The Word “Absolutely”
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Absolutely – For this word: the “A” is short; the “b” is (almost) stopped; the “o” is pronounced as a true-schwa; the “u” is long; the “t” is (usually) stopped; the “e” is silent; and for the “-ly” suffix – the final “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue).
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– /æb-sə-LOO[T]-lee/ – /æb.sə.ˈlu[t].liː/ – Notice also that the stress is on the third syllable –
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