Pronunciation Of The Word “Banquet”

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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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Banquet – For this word:  the “a” is short;  the “qu” combination is pronounced like the “kw” combination (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue);  the “e” is pronounced as an i-schwa;  and the final “t” is (often) stopped.

– /BæNG-kwih[t]/ – /ˈbæŋ.kwə(ɪ)[t]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –

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