Pronunciation Of The Word “Expectation”
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The Word “Expectation”
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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 “Expectation”
Expectation – For this word: The “E” is short; the “x” is pronounced like the “ks” combination; the second “e” is short; the “c” is hard but is (usually) stopped; the “a” is a Long “A” / Long “E” Diphthong; 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).
– /ehk-speh[k]-TAY-shihn/ – /ɛk.spɛ[k].ˈteiː.ʃə(ɪ)n/ – Notice also that the stress is on the third syllable –
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