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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

apartheid

Hi,

How do most English speakers pronounce "apartheid"?

Different online dictionaries seem to offer different pronunciations:
(1) - tait, -taid, -teit (e.g., Longman)
(2) - heit, -hait (e.g., Collins)

Which one do you think is "most common" in North America?

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MUSCOVITE Which one do you think is "most common" in North America? This is what I use: -taid. Not that I say the word much, of course.

— Mister Micawber

  • MUSCOVITE Which one do you think is "most common" in North America?
  • This is what I use: -taid.
  • Not that I say the word much, of course.
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MUSCOVITEWhich one do you think is "most common" in North America?
This is what I use: -taid.
Not that I say the word much, of course.
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Mister MicawberThis is what I use: -taid.
Emotion: shake hands
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