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Re: OT. The Chaos of English Pronunciation

"You're right, that's something we often forget; and also to pronounce the diphthongs, because there are none in French."

Isn't a "dipthong" the bottom half of a bikini ?

Re: OT. The Chaos of English Pronunciation

It's not just the sounds but also which syllables to accent.

Negotiator

NEE goo TIE uh TOR


re doing your suggested pronunciation

knee gu ty uh tOr

does not indicate the correct pronunciation nor the syllables that get accented

Re: OT. The Chaos of English Pronunciation

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