Help me settle a debate with Roh_Chris
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It is important to note that communication is the art of taking the idea in your head and expressing it in a way that replicates that idea in the mind of the person to whom you are speaking. If the person you're talking to understands you, it's all good. If you keep getting "What?" a lot, you might want to modify how you pronounce words.
Yes I know this thread was started in fun and what I said was far too serious. But it had to be said anyway.
Yes I know this thread was started in fun and what I said was far too serious. But it had to be said anyway.
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I have never been to England....
But many times at the library in my history studies...
I have 'turned about the room' during a boring game of cards in my mind...many times lol
Being the history lover I am
The imagination is the most free journey anyone can ever have!
Love your local libraries folks...
Sadly someday
Computer books may shut them down :'(
But many times at the library in my history studies...
I have 'turned about the room' during a boring game of cards in my mind...many times lol
Being the history lover I am
The imagination is the most free journey anyone can ever have!
Love your local libraries folks...
Sadly someday
Computer books may shut them down :'(
Either pronunciation is 'correct' depending on your point of reference. As Roh already pointed out, for those influenced by American (Technically US culture, being mindful of all other Americans [Canada, Central, South, etc]) culture, it's common to say 'Stat-is' while Oxford English (or British influenced English) is heard/said as 'State-Us'.
There are many other such instances, like the word 'data'. Some say, 'dat-a' while others say 'date-a'. Both are 'correct' depending on your point of reference. We commonly call and have defined this occurrence as 'dialect'. There are a great plethora of dialects in every language across the world.
Now, to answer your question, I happen to say 'Stat-is' based on North American influence, but my South African (British/Dutch Influenced) parents will say 'State-Us'.
P.S. *edit* Also, Roh, to your post directly above mine...I agree with you ON everything except EN-Route. I definitely have always heard and pronounced that much closer to 'in' than 'on'.
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Thank you for your comments, Reece. As you rightly pointed out, there are two broad categories of English pronunciations - 1) British-influenced, and, 2) US-influenced.
For EN-route, the right pronunciation in India is 'on'. This could be because we speak British English, which (I could be wrong) directly borrowed the term from the French/Latin language.
For EN-route, the right pronunciation in India is 'on'. This could be because we speak British English, which (I could be wrong) directly borrowed the term from the French/Latin language.
Erm.
It is ON-velope, just as in en route, entrepreneur and entourage. By your reasoning, is entrepreneur a person who is ON the business? That makes no sense, hahaha.
Oh, and the links you shared were American English, not British English.
It is ON-velope, just as in en route, entrepreneur and entourage. By your reasoning, is entrepreneur a person who is ON the business? That makes no sense, hahaha.
Oh, and the links you shared were American English, not British English.
I was going to send Roh a big prize, but now I won't be able to because I have no idea what an ON-velope is...