Pronunciation Of The Word “Apprenticeship”

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Apprenticeship – For this word:  the “A” is pronounced as a u-schwa;  the “pp” combination is pronounced simply like the single letter “p” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue);  the “e” is short;  for the “-ice” suffix – the “i” is pronounced as an i-schwa, the “c” is soft, and the final “e” is silent (this is one of two standard pronunciations of this suffix in The Common Tongue);  and for the “-ship” suffix – the “i” is pronounced as an i-schwa, and the final “p” is (often) stopped (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue).

– /uh-PREHN-tihs-shih[p]/ – /ə(ʌ).ˈpɹɛn.tə(ɪ)s.ʃə(ɪ)[p]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –

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See Also:  Apprentice

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