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Francesca Posted 19 years ago
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algae
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00 How should I pronounce 'algae'? I heard some people say it like the g as in 'Algeria', while others with the g as in 'gear'; my dictionary says the first g as my former English teacher (she's from the U.S.), while my new teacher (she's from London) says the second g...who do I have to trust? 05 0 02 br
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00 Thank you in advance! 05 1 010id 3711id 1
00 How should I pronounce 'algae'? I heard some people say it like the g as in 'Algeria', while others with the g as in 'gear'; my dictionary says the first g as my former English teacher (she's from the U.S.), while my new teacher (she's from London) says the second g...who do I have to trust? 05 0 02 br
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00 Thank you in advance! 05 1 010id 3711id 1
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0 For algae, the pronunciation with "j" sound, as in 'Algeria' is usually listed first in dictionaries. 02 br
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00 Alga, the singular form, uses the "g" sound, as in 'guitar'. 0-
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00 Alga, the singular form, uses the "g" sound, as in 'guitar'. 0-
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0 It's pronounced /ældZi/. However, I prefer the Classical Latin pronunciation of /algaI/. Algeria is /ældZIr\i@/ 0-
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0 Thank you very much! 02 br
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00 I also prefer the Latin pronounce but since I have to say 'algae' when I will be in the USA I think I will pronounce it with the g of 'Algeria', I just wanted to be sure if it was the right pronunciation! 0-
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00 I also prefer the Latin pronounce but since I have to say 'algae' when I will be in the USA I think I will pronounce it with the g of 'Algeria', I just wanted to be sure if it was the right pronunciation! 0-
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