Pronunciation Of The Word “Adequate”
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The Word “Adequate”
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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 “Adequate”
Adequate – For this word: the “A” is short; the “d” is a flap-d; the “e” turns into an i-schwa; the “qu” combination is pronounced like the “kw” combination; and for the “-ate” suffix –the “a” turns into an i-schwa, the “t” is (usually) stopped, and the final “e” is silent (this is one of TWO standard pronunciations of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
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– /æ-dih-kwih[t]/ – /ˈæ.ɾə(ɪ).kwə(ɪ)[t]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
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