The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Following the massive amount of replies the "How do you pronounce Wikipedia" thread got, and the fact that I have such a question as well, I decided to start a thread for this kind of questions. If you wonder how others pronounce something, you can post your question here, and I'll add it to the OP.
So, my question is: How do you pronounce "closer"?
1. How do you pronounce "closer"?
2. How do you pronounce "cuneiform"?
3. How do you pronounce hair, her and heir?
4. How do you pronounce
factory
factorial
century
centurion
victory
victorious
restaurant
restauranteur
history
historical
mystery
mysterious
interest
interesting
interestingly
?
5. How do you pronounce "plosive"?
So, my question is: How do you pronounce "closer"?
1. How do you pronounce "closer"?
2. How do you pronounce "cuneiform"?
3. How do you pronounce hair, her and heir?
4. How do you pronounce
factory
factorial
century
centurion
victory
victorious
restaurant
restauranteur
history
historical
mystery
mysterious
interest
interesting
interestingly
?
5. How do you pronounce "plosive"?
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
I'd try to say [ˈkl̥əʊ̯.sə]. I also like to convince myself I in fact get very close to that.
I'd like to know how you pronounce cuneiform. If I'm correct British English has something like /ˈkjuːnɪfɔːm/ and Am E /ˈkjuːniːəfɔrm/... Is that recognisable?
I'd like to know how you pronounce cuneiform. If I'm correct British English has something like /ˈkjuːnɪfɔːm/ and Am E /ˈkjuːniːəfɔrm/... Is that recognisable?
χʁɵn̩
gʁonɛ̃g
gɾɪ̃slɑ̃
gʁonɛ̃g
gɾɪ̃slɑ̃
Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
I learned how to pronounce it from IPA transcription, so my pronunciation is something like... [kju:nIform], I guess.Grunnen wrote:I'd try to say [ˈkl̥əʊ̯.sə]. I also like to convince myself I in fact get very close to that.
I'd like to know how you pronounce cuneiform. If I'm correct British English has something like /ˈkjuːnɪfɔːm/ and Am E /ˈkjuːniːəfɔrm/... Is that recognisable?
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Haha, that is how I learn most of my English pronunciations. Myself, I pronounce it [kj̥uːnɪfɔːm], but that's just taken from a pronunciation dictionary. So I guess my source is prescriptive rather than descriptive, and therefore leaves me wondering how real people would say it.Mr. Z wrote: I learned how to pronounce it from IPA transcription, so my pronunciation is something like... [kju:nIform], I guess.
χʁɵn̩
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gɾɪ̃slɑ̃
gʁonɛ̃g
gɾɪ̃slɑ̃
Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
comparative of close: [ˈkʰɫɞʉsɚ] / one who closes: [ˈkʰɫɞʉzɚ]
[cçyˈnɪjəˌfoɚm]
[cçyˈnɪjəˌfoɚm]
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
I pronounce them how they're meant to be pronounced -- Standard American.
Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Closer is two separate words: close[adj]+COMP → /klosər/ [kʰɫ̥oʊsɚ]; close[vb]+AGT → /klozər/ [kʰɫ̥o:zɚ]
Cuneiform → /ˈkjunifɔrm/ [ˈcçynifɔɻm]
Cuneiform → /ˈkjunifɔrm/ [ˈcçynifɔɻm]
Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Closer as in "nearer" is [ˈkʰɫoː.sɚˤ]Mr. Z wrote:Following the massive amount of replies the "How do you pronounce Wikipedia" thread got, and the fact that I have such a question as well, I decided to start a thread for this kind of questions. If you wonder how others pronounce something, you can post your question here, and I'll add it to the OP.
So, my question is: How do you pronounce "closer"?
1. How do you pronounce "closer"?
2. How do you pronounce "cuneiform"?
Closer as in a baseball pitcher is [ˈkʰɫoː.zɚˤ]
Cuneiform is [kʰjʉ.ˈneː.ɨ̈.ˌfɔɹˤm]
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
/klos@r/ if the adjective, /kloz@r/ if the agentive noun.
I say /kju"ni.@form/ with the full four syllables: cue-KNEE-a-form.
I say /kju"ni.@form/ with the full four syllables: cue-KNEE-a-form.
Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Closer as in nearer is [ˈkʰʟ̞os̻ʁ̩ˤ(ː)]~[ˈkʰɰos̻ʁ̩ˤ(ː)]
Closer as in a baseball pitcher is [ˈkʰʟ̞oːz̻ʁ̩ˤ(ː)]~[ˈkʰɰoːz̻ʁ̩ˤ(ː)]
Cuneiform is [ˈk̟ʰj̠ũː(n)iˌfɔ(ː)ʁˤm]
Closer as in a baseball pitcher is [ˈkʰʟ̞oːz̻ʁ̩ˤ(ː)]~[ˈkʰɰoːz̻ʁ̩ˤ(ː)]
Cuneiform is [ˈk̟ʰj̠ũː(n)iˌfɔ(ː)ʁˤm]
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
/kl@us@r/Mr. Z wrote:1. How do you pronounce "closer"?
/'ku.ni.@.form/2. How do you pronounce "cuneiform"?
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
closer as cloe-SUR
cuniform as [kyn'ifom:]
cuniform as [kyn'ifom:]
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Go away.Umega wrote:closer as cloe-SUR
cuniform as [kyn'ifom:]
Closer as [ˈkʰɫʌw.sɹ̩] or [ˈkʰɫʌw.zɹ̩]
Cuneiform as [ˈkʰjɨw.nɨ.fɔɹm] to rhyme with Uniform
Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
now what, oh i used approximation and IPA wowZoris wrote:Go away.Umega wrote:closer as cloe-SUR
cuniform as [kyn'ifom:]
Closer as [ˈkʰɫʌw.sɹ̩] or [ˈkʰɫʌw.zɹ̩]
Cuneiform as [ˈkʰjɨw.nɨ.fɔɹm] to rhyme with Uniform
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Your reform of english is stupid and can't accurately transcribe vowels. And you didn't use IPA anywhere.Umega wrote:now what, oh i used approximation and IPA wowZoris wrote:Go away.Umega wrote:closer as cloe-SUR
cuniform as [kyn'ifom:]
Closer as [ˈkʰɫʌw.sɹ̩] or [ˈkʰɫʌw.zɹ̩]
Cuneiform as [ˈkʰjɨw.nɨ.fɔɹm] to rhyme with Uniform
Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Drydic Guy wrote:Your reform of english is stupid and can't accurately transcribe vowels. And you didn't use IPA anywhere.Umega wrote:now what, oh i used approximation and IPA wowZoris wrote:Go away.Umega wrote:closer as cloe-SUR
cuniform as [kyn'ifom:]
Closer as [ˈkʰɫʌw.sɹ̩] or [ˈkʰɫʌw.zɹ̩]
Cuneiform as [ˈkʰjɨw.nɨ.fɔɹm] to rhyme with Uniform
not a reform and i was to lazy to copy and paste.
closer should be ['kɫoʊ.sʊɹ̩]
cuniform ['kjyn.ɪ'fɔm]
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
cuneiform as either /kjunɪfɔːm/ to rhyme with uniform or /kunɪfɔːm/ to rhyme with, uhh, soon-i-form.
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How do you pronounce hair, her and heir?
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
/heər/, /hər/ and /eər/. You're not going to find an awful lot of variation in this one unless a) you're looking at more precise phonetics or b) you're looking at h-dropping, blur/blair-merging dialects from places like merseyside. But this is all the same variation that you'd find between the dialects anyway; I don't think any dialect changes the sort of basic phonemic set of any of these words. The only thing worth noting is that I don't know of a dialect in the world that can't drop the /h/ in "her" in unstressed position; unlike the /h/ in "hair". And it's possible that people have /h/ in "heir" as a spelling pronunciation.
As for more precise phonetics... um [heːɚ], [hɚ(ː)] or [ə], [eːɚ] (at least prototypically – I think I often have [ɛːɻ])
As for more precise phonetics... um [heːɚ], [hɚ(ː)] or [ə], [eːɚ] (at least prototypically – I think I often have [ɛːɻ])
Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
[hɛːɻ] for both hair and heir
[hʊr] for her
[hʊr] for her
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
'heir' does not have an /h/ in itUmega wrote:[hɛːɻ] for both hair and heir
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
1. How do you pronounce "closer"?
[kʰɫoʊsɚ] or [kʰɫoʊzɚ], depending on what meaning of "closer" you mean.
2. How do you pronounce "cuneiform"?
[ˈkʰjuːnɪfoɹm] (rhymes with uniform)
3. How do you pronounce hair, her and heir?
[hɛɚ], [hɚ], [ɛɚ]/[hɛɚ]
[kʰɫoʊsɚ] or [kʰɫoʊzɚ], depending on what meaning of "closer" you mean.
2. How do you pronounce "cuneiform"?
[ˈkʰjuːnɪfoɹm] (rhymes with uniform)
3. How do you pronounce hair, her and heir?
[hɛɚ], [hɚ], [ɛɚ]/[hɛɚ]
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Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
notice it says 'how do YOU pronounce X'YngNghymru wrote:'heir' does not have an /h/ in itUmega wrote:[hɛːɻ] for both hair and heir
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