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| Jim Heckman (wnzrfeurpxzna@lnubb.pbz.invalid) |
2005/05/07 14:57 |
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From: "Jim Heckman" <wnzrfeurpxzna@lnubb.pbz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Confused...
Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 20:57:37 GMT
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On 7-May-2005, "Jozef" <jozef.van.holsbeeck@pandora.be>
wrote in message <i54fe.161301$Mo4.18363@blueberry.telenet-ops.be>:
> Can somebody tell me the correct pronunciation of the word 'direction' ?
> Is it d&-'rek-sh&n or 'dI-rek-sh&n ? Or are both correct and is it simply
> a question of AmE or BrE ?
I don't think I've ever heard it pronounced with the stress on the
first syllable.
I'm not quite sure of your notation, but if <I> is meant to symbolize
the vowel of 'bite', then d&-'rek-sh&n is much more common than
dI-'rek-sh&n in AmE. To my American ears, dI-'rek-sh&n sounds
distinctly British, but I can't say how common it actually is there.
--
Jim Heckman
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