Composite and composition

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Hi native speakers,I pronounce composite as "k?m.p?.z?t" and composition as "k?m.p?'z??.?n". But honestly I don't know if I made the right pronunciations because a friend of me told me that composite should be pronounced as "k?m.p?.z?t".Thanks.Isabelle

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

okay (ken' te ba-ba )

Raindoctor · Answer

Looking up a dictionary is faster than waiting for an answer here.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/composite?q=composite

UK: /'k?m.p?.z?t/

US: /k?m'p?:z?t/

The last syllable could be a schwa or schwi. It doesn't matter much.

CalifJim · Answer

ILEHi native speakers,
I pronounce composite as "k?m.p?.z?t" and composition as "k?m.p?'z??.?n". But honestly I don't know if I made the right pronunciations because a friend of me told me that composite should be pronounced as "k?m.p?.z?t".
Thanks.

Isabelle

Initial 'con-' (or 'com-') are almost invariably pronounced k?n (or k?m) when stressed, and k?n (or k?m) when unstressed.

With ?

contrast, common, conflict, compost, combination, convert

With ?

convince, compose, convert, combine, conflict, concern, complete

CJ

ILE · Answer

All right, raindoctor. Thanks.

Thanks, CJ.

Isabelle

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