Pronunciation Of The Word “Affiliation”
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Pronunciation Of The Word “Affiliation”
Affiliation – For this word: the “A” turns into a u-schwa; the “ff” combination is pronounced simply like the single letter “f” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue); the first “i” is short; the second “i” is pronounced like the long letter “e”; the “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” turns into an i-schwa (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
– /uh-fih-lee-AY-shihn/ – /ə(ʌ).ˌfɪ.liː.ˈeiː.ʃə(ɪ)n/ – 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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