Pronunciation Of The Word “Artificial”
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The Word “Artificial”
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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 “Artificial”
Artificial – For this word: the “A” is pronounced like the short letter “o”; the “t” is a flap-t; the first “i” turns into an i-schwa; the second “i” is short; and for the “-cial” suffix – the “ci” combination is pronounced like the un-voiced “sh” combination; and the “a” is pronounced as a true-schwa (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
– /ahr-dih-FIH-shəl/ – /ɑɹ.ɾə(ɪ).ˈfɪ.ʃəl/ – Notice also that the stress is on the third syllable –
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