Pronunciation Of The Word “Accommodations”

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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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Accommodations – For this word:  the first “A” is pronounced as a u-schwa;  the “cc” combination is pronounced simply like the single hard letter “c” (this is one of TWO standard pronunciations of this letter combination in The Common Tongue);  then, the first “o” is short;  the “mm” combination is pronounced simply like the single letter “m” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue);  the second “o” is pronounced as an i-schwa;  the second “a” is a Long “A” / Long “E” Diphthong;  and for the “-tion” suffix – the “ti” combination is pronounced like the un-voiced “sh” combination;  and the “o” is pronounced as an i-schwa (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue);  and the final “s” is pronounce (almost) like the letter “z”.
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– /uh-kah-mih-DAY-shihn-z/ – /ə(ʌ).ˌkɑ.mə(ɪ).ˈdeiː.ʃə(ɪ)n.z/ – Notice also that there is a minor stress on the second syllable and that the major stress is on the fourth syllable –

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See Also:  Accommodated, & Accommodation

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