Agave
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Online dictionaries claim this word allows THREE different pronunciations, specifically:
(1) schwa-GEI-vee ( accent on the 2nd syllable)
(2) schwa-GA:-vee
(3) Agaiv (the stress is on the FIRST syllable, like in "anti", see the online Collins)
Which pronunciation do you think is "most common" in YOUR English?
Top answer
vlivef Which pronunciation do you think is "most common" in YOUR English? org/wiki/Agave Since I speak American English, and I am not Hispanic, I use the first pronunciation. However, I seldom use this word in everyday conversation.
- vlivef Which pronunciation do you think is "most common" in YOUR English?
- org/wiki/Agave Since I speak American English, and I am not Hispanic, I use the first pronunciation.
- However, I seldom use this word in everyday conversation.
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vlivefWhich pronunciation do you think is "most common" in YOUR English?
Agave (/?'g??vi/, UK also /?'ge?vi/, Anglo-Hispanic: /?'g??ve?/)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave
Since I speak American English, and I am not Hispanic, I use the first pronunciation. H
0vlivefWhich pronunciation do you think is "most common" in YOUR English?
/?'ga.ve?/ is what you usually hear on TV here in California. I have little or no occasion to use it myself. "Century plant" is easier to say.
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