Pronunciation Of The Word “Attrition”
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The Word “Attrition”
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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 “Attrition”
Attrition – For this word: the “A” turns into a u-schwa; the “tt” combination is pronounced like the “ch” combination (this is due to the placement of the letter “r” directly after it); the first “i” is short; and for the “-tion” suffix – the “ti” combination is pronounced like the un-voiced “sh” combination; and the “o” is pronounced as an i-schwa (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
– /uh-CHRIH-shihn/ – /ə(ʌ).ˈtʃɹɪ.ʃə(ɪ)n/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –
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