I pronounce the ‘u’ in ‘pronunciation’ like in ‘putting’ but the ‘ou’ in ‘pronounce’ like in ‘wound’.


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[The word "Tuesday", with each letter labeled by a box with an arrow:]
T: As in buffet
u: As in minute
e: As in record
s: As in use
d: As in moped
a: As in bass
y: As in gyro

[Caption below the panel:]
Pet peeve: Ambiguous pronunciation guides

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3 points

Yeah… silent Ps are weird 😅

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2 points

Whatever do you mean, puh-saldorn?

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2 points

Depends on your aim.

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