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chickenfeet ([personal profile] chickenfeet) wrote2006-01-31 01:30 pm
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A question of pronunciation

Inspired by [livejournal.com profile] forthright I thought I'd ask some questions about English pronunciation. How do you pronounce the following:

[Poll #663848]

[identity profile] lemur-catta.livejournal.com 2006-01-31 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I have the feeling I've never said 'subsidence' aloud. I've read it, obviously. I've said subsist,subsidy,subside.... I say sus-tin-ence, not sus-tayn-ence if that's indicative of anything.....