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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

"premier" and premiere"

My dictionary pronounces both "premier" and premiere" alike somewhat as "pre-mayor". Isn't it "pre-me-ur"? Please guide me on this. Thanks.

Regards
Jackson
  

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I cannot really interpret your phonetics, Jackson. This is what I know: premier: pr -mîr premiere: pr -myâr But people pronounce these a variety of ways.

— Mister Micawber

  • I cannot really interpret your phonetics, Jackson.
  • This is what I know: premier: pr -mîr premiere: pr -myâr But people pronounce these a variety of ways.
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I cannot really interpret your phonetics, Jackson. This is what I know:

premier: pr
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Mister MicawberI cannot really interpret your phonetics, Jackson. This is what I know:premier: pr-mîrpremiere: pr-myârBut people pronounce these a variety of ways.
Sorry for that. Though you have guided me on these phetic symbols used by you more than twice, I still forgets their proper use.

Actually by "pre-mayor" I meant to say that my dic
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you don't hear "mayor" any pronunciation of premier or premiere. Instead, you hear "mere". Whats the differnce then? May vs me
What happens when these r follows these vowels? Historical r neutralization.
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