"Postulate" and "Citing"

I heard one native English speaker pronounce "Postulate" as p?s.tj?.l?t instead of p?s.tj?.le?t,

Now, it really makes me wonder how do you (native speakers) pronounce "Postulate".-- Both are acceptable variations. Don't expect all native speakers to exhibit precisely the same pronunciation.

And my second question is, how do you to pronounce "Citing"?-- [

American English.

Merriam-Webster has p?s.tj?.le?t for the verb; p?s.tj?.le?t or p?s.tj?.l?t for the noun. I use p?s.tj?.l?t for the noun.

(? is the 'tapped t' which sounds a lot like 'd')

I have that 'Canadian raising' thing going on in my diphthongs!

For me would be "siding".

CJ

@Mr. Micawber, thanks.

@CJ, now I understand the difference. So, I'll also use p?s.tj?.l?t for the noun and p?s.tj?.le?t for the verb. Thanks for this (For me would be "siding".) too. Thanks.

Isabelle

There is one factor to consider in this case. When /e?/ receives a second stress or is not stressed, [ e ] is possible in that position (without the palatal glide).

raindoctorThere is one factor to consider in this case. When /e?/ receives a second stress or is not stressed, [ e ] is possible in that position (without the palatal glide).

Thanks a lot, raindoctor! It's really useful to me.

Isabelle