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SpongeBarb Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
ESL
How do you pronounce ESL (English As Second Language)? Do you say E-S-L, or pronounce it as 'easel'? Thanks.
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I've only heard it said with the letters spoken (ee-ess-ell).
- I've only heard it said with the letters spoken (ee-ess-ell).
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Grammar GeekI've only heard it said with the letters spoken (ee-ess-ell).I would concur. However, at at least one teacher-training institution I'm familiar with, the classes preparing people to teach it are pronounced as if the word were spelled "tessle".
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