Pronunciation Of The Word “Administered”
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The Word “Administered”
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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 “Administered”
Administered – For this word; the “A” turns into an i-schwa; the “d” is (usually) stopped; the first “i” is short; the second “i” is an i-schwa; for the “-er” suffix – the “e” disappears (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue); and since the root-word ends with the letter “r” – the “e” of the “-ed” ending is silent and the final “d” is a flap-d, but is (often) stopped.
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– /ih[d]-MIH-nih-st’r[d]/ – /ə(ɪ)[d].ˈmɪ.nə(ɪ).stɚ[ɾ]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –
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See Also: Administer, Administration, & Administrative
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