Pronunciation Of The Word “Astronaut”
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The Word “Astronaut”
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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 “Astronaut”
Astronaut – For this word: the “A” is short; the “t” is pronounced like the “ch” combination (this is due to the placement of the letter “r” directly after it); the “o” is pronounced as a true-schwa; the “au” combination is pronounced like the “aw” combination; and the final “t” is (often) stopped.
– /æS-chrə-naw[t]/ – /ˈæs.tʃɹə.nɔ[t]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
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