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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
hygienic
Hi,
According to http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hygienic, this word has THREE different pronunciations.
(1) Which one can be heard most often in your area (in YOUR English)?
(2) I wonder if any of these pronunciations sound ...unusual/odd to you?
mus-te
According to http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hygienic, this word has THREE different pronunciations.
(1) Which one can be heard most often in your area (in YOUR English)?
(2) I wonder if any of these pronunciations sound ...unusual/odd to you?
mus-te
Top answer
Hi In the UK, it is high-jean-ic, with the emphasis on the middle syllable Dave
- Hi In the UK, it is high-jean-ic, with the emphasis on the middle syllable Dave
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Hi
In the UK, it is high-jean-ic, with the emphasis on the middle syllable
Dave
In the UK, it is high-jean-ic, with the emphasis on the middle syllable
Dave
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Thank you, dave_anon! 
So the pronunciation pattern specified first in the list is the most common (in the UK at
So the pronunciation pattern specified first in the list is the most common (in the UK at
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