Pronunciation Of The Word “Casual”

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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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Casual – For this word:  the “C” is hard;  the “a” is short;  the “s” is pronounced like the voiced “sh” combination (this is due to the placement of the letter “u” directly after it);  the “u” is long; there is a phantom letter “w” in-between the “u” and the “a” (this is a product of the transition from one sound to the next);  and for the “-al” suffix – the “a” is pronounced as a true-schwa (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
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– /Kæ-zhoo-əl/ – /ˈkæ.ʒu.əl/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –

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