Iodine
Hi there,
(1) How many syllables are there in 'iodine', two or three (i.e., diphthong + schwa + [dyne])?
(2) One of the online dictionaries I use claims (meaning its AmEng section) this word is pronounced as [-din] ( not [dyne] ) "among chemists". If you could explain in more detail ( ... again, let's confine ourselves to AmEng for simplicity :) what makes AmEng speakers toggle between the two pronunciation variations?
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If a significant number of people use an alternate pronunciation of a word, it will be listed in the dictionary along with the most usual pronunciation. Personally, I only say 'iodine' with the 'dyne' at the end, and that's also the only way I've ever heard it. vlivef what makes AmEng speakers toggle between the two pronunciation variations?
- If a significant number of people use an alternate pronunciation of a word, it will be listed in the dictionary along with the most usual pronunciation.
- Personally, I only say 'iodine' with the 'dyne' at the end, and that's also the only way I've ever heard it.
- vlivef what makes AmEng speakers toggle between the two pronunciation variations?
- No individual person toggles between two pronunciations.
- Each person learns one of the variants and typically sticks to it for his entire life.
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If a significant number of people use an alternate pronunciation of a word, it will be listed in the dictionary along with the most usual pronunciation.
Personally, I only say 'iodine' with the 'dyne' at the end, and that's also the only way I've ever heard it.
vlivefwhat makes AmEng speakers toggle between the two pronunciation variations?
No i
0vlivefOne of the online dictionaries I use
Which one?
I always like to see what the OED has to say in cases like this. It gives three British pronunciations, EYE-uh-deen, EYE-uh-dyne, and EYE-uh-din. It gives only one American, EYE-uh-dyne. Nonetheless, I would not be surprised to learn that in certain specialist circles the "-din" pronunciatio
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