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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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How to pronounce "Sputnik"

0How would you pronounce the word Sputnik?02br
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0 When I say 01i00Sputnik02i00, the first syllable rhymes with 01i00cut02i00, 01i00but02i00, 01i00nut02i00, 01i00rut02i00.0-
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0In english pronounciation it's "sput" as in "cut", not so sure about American 0-
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0Hello Anon02br
00I had already posted words that would rhyme with the first syllable in American English. 05002br
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00Are you British? Do any of the words I posted NOT rhyme with 'cut' in BE? 010id5
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The pronounciation is more like

SPOOT-nick.

Just like in Russian, Vladimir is pronounced

vla-DEE-meer
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Dear friends,

both pronunciations are correct. At least, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, which gives

['sp?tn?k, 'sp?t-]


with ['sp?tn?k] being the dominant pronunciation which more precisely imitates the way it is pronounced in the source language (Russian). Personally, I am in favour of /?/ rather than /?/.

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In my opinion, Sput rhymes with put.
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It's not pronounced like that! It's Sp-ooo-tnik as in spoon. I'm Russian so it's the right way just fyi
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AnonymousIt's not pronounced like that! It's Sp-ooo-tnik as in spoon. I'm Russian so it's the right way just fyi
The correct pronunciation in Russian is not the correct pronunciation in English.
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