Pronunciation Of The Word “Accounting”

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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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Accounting – For this word:  the “A” is pronounced as a true-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 the “-ing” suffix is pronounced like in the word “sing” or “ring” (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
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– /ə-KOWN-ting/ – /ə.ˈkɑun.tɪŋ/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –

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See Also:  Account, Accountability, Accountant, & Accounts

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