Pronunciation Of The Word “Accountability”

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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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Accountability – 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 “ou” combination is pronounced like an “ow” combination;  and for the “-ability” suffix – the “a” is pronounced as a u-schwa, the first “i” is short, the second “i” is pronounced as an i-schwa, the “t” is a flap-t, and the final “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e” (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
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– /uh-cown-tuh-BIH-lih-dee/ – /ə(ʌ).ˌkaun.tə(ʌ).ˈbɪ.lə(ɪ).ɾiː/ – Notice also that there is a minor stress on the second syllable, that the major stress is on the fourth syllable –

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See Also:  Account, Accountant, Accounting, & Accounts

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