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Macruadhi Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How to pronounce a couple of words

I do not know how to use the usual pronunciation key thingys, so I'll try to get my thought across phonetically
Shone, as in The moon shone on the water.
Is it properly pronounced:
Sh-own
OR
Sh-awn?

And

Jaguar
Jagwar
OR
Jag-u-ar?

Thanks
ERic
  

Top answer

Shone = sh-on. Jaguar. In British English it is Jag-u-ar but I believe that in American English it is Jagwar

— Nona the brit

  • Shone = sh-on.
  • Jaguar.
  • In British English it is Jag-u-ar but I believe that in American English it is Jagwar
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Shone = sh-on.

Jaguar. In British English it is Jag-u-ar but I believe that in American English it is Jagwar
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Hi,
Jaguar. In British English it is Jag-u-ar but I believe that in American English it is Jagwar
Don't forget that there is a /j/-sound in there! /Jagwar/ is the most commonly heard pronunciation in the US, although the 'British' one is also used by some GAE speakers. A GAE speaker would always pronounce the 'r', though.

Englishuser
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I thank you both very much, as a child my parents told me Jaguar was pronounced as Jagwar. This caused me some concern because in the area I was raised the people would often refer to those metal things that carry electricy as war. Like "Cut the red war, not the blue war." And I was told to NEVER pronounce it that way. So when it came to jaguar it was a real internal struggle and I pronounced i
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EnglishuserHi,
Jaguar. In British English it is Jag-u-ar but I believe that in American English it is Jagwar
Don't forget that there is a /j/-sound in there! /Jagwar/ is the most commonly heard pronunciation in the US, although the 'British' one is also used by some GAE speakers. A GAE speaker would always pronounce the 'r', though.

Eng
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Using / /'s imply that you're using phonemic IPA or XSAMPA transcription. If this is the case then that means that you pronounce "jaguar" as /jagwar/, which written in fauxnetics would be approximately "yahgwahr". Somehow I don't think you meant it that way. In IPA/XSAMPA, the letter "j" is pronounced like "y" in English. I myself, pronounce jagwar as [dZegwaI@r\], or in fauxnetics: jay-gwire.
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10 Should I assume this is [dZ{guar\]? 12br
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10 I think the poster was indicating 'jag-yoo-ar. I'm guessing that's what you write as ['dZ{g ju ar\]02br
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0 >> I think the poster was indicating 'jag-yoo-ar. I'm guessing that's what you write as ['dZ{g ju ar\]02br
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00Ah ok. Wow, this word sure has a lot of variation! 0-
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0It's always 01font01b00/ˈdʒægjʊə/02b02font00 in 'Standard British' RP English pronunciation01b01font00*.02font02b02br
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00In the US it seems that 01b01font00/ˈdʒægwɑːr/02font02b00 or01b00
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0Hi Marvin A,02br
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00Using / /'s imply that you're using phonemic IPA or XSAMPA transcription. If this is the case then that means that you pronounce "jaguar" as /jagwar/, which written in fauxnetics would be approximately "yahgwahr". Somehow I don't think you meant it that way.12blockquote
10You're absolutel
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Its showing up in NFL talk regarding the Jacksonville team. I keep hearing Jag-wires and thinking where to they get that?

If asked by a cop "Where you from?" Maybe one shouldn't say "Far Away"
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