Pronunciation Of The Word “Anniversary”
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The Word “Anniversary”
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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 “Anniversary”
Anniversary – For this word: the “A” is short; the “nn” combination is pronounced simply like the single letter “n” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue); the “i” turns into a true-schwa; the “e” disappears; and for the “-ary” suffix – the “a” turns into a true-schwa, and the final “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e” (this is NOT the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
– /æn-ə-V’R-sə-ree/ – /æn.ə.ˈvɚ.sə.ɹiː/ – Notice also that the stress is on the third syllable –
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