Pronunciation Of The Word “Basically”
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The Word “Basically”
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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 “Basically”
Basically – For this word: the “a” is a Long “A” / Long “E” Diphthong; for the “-ic” suffix – the “i” is pronounced as an i-schwa; and the final “c” is hard but is (sometimes) stopped (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue); then for the “-ally suffix – the “a” disappears; the “ll” combination is pronounced simply like the single letter “l” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue); and the final “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e” (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
– /BAY-sihk-lee/ – /ˈbeiː.sə(ɪ)k.liː/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
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