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Allocate – For this word:  the “A” is short;  the “ll” combination is pronounced simply like the single letter “l” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue);  the “o” is long;  the “c” is hard;  and for the “-ate” suffix – the “a” is a True Long “A”;  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).

– /æ-loh-kay[t]/ – /ˈæ.lo.ke[t]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –

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See Also:  Allocated & Allocating

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