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Pronouncing capillary
Hi All,
How does one pronounce capillary - I pronounce it with stress on ca and letting larry rhyme on Harry.
Now it seems I am a laugh amongst my colleagues who all claim it is pronounced with stress on pill, and letting pillary rhyme on Hillary - so...I think it's about time to have English native speakers comment on this...
(I have a feeling we are talking differences between American or British English (?) since I have been taught mostly by americans.) Leo
How does one pronounce capillary - I pronounce it with stress on ca and letting larry rhyme on Harry.
Now it seems I am a laugh amongst my colleagues who all claim it is pronounced with stress on pill, and letting pillary rhyme on Hillary - so...I think it's about time to have English native speakers comment on this...
(I have a feeling we are talking differences between American or British English (?) since I have been taught mostly by americans.) Leo
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[/nq] That's only correct in non-MINMINM. See below. [nq:1]Now it seems I am a laugh amongst my colleagues who all claim it is pronounced with stress on pill, and letting pillary rhyme on Hillary -[/nq] Not correct, at least in American English.
- [/nq] That's only correct in non-MINMINM.
- See below.
- [nq:1]Now it seems I am a laugh amongst my colleagues who all claim it is pronounced with stress on pill, and letting pillary rhyme on Hillary -[/nq] Not correct, at least in American English.
- [/nq] In American English it's /'k&p@,lEri/.
- "KAP-a-lerry".
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[nq:1]Hi All, How does one pronounce capillary - I pronounce it with stress on ca and letting larry rhyme on Harry.[/nq]
That's only correct in non-MINMINM. See below.
[nq:1]Now it seems I am a laugh amongst my colleagues who all claim it is pronounced with stress on pill, and letting pillary rhyme on Hillary -[/nq]
Not correct, at least in American English.
[nq:1]so...I think it's
That's only correct in non-MINMINM. See below.
[nq:1]Now it seems I am a laugh amongst my colleagues who all claim it is pronounced with stress on pill, and letting pillary rhyme on Hillary -[/nq]
Not correct, at least in American English.
[nq:1]so...I think it's
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Guess it's a pondian thing. Collins gives only the second-syllable stressed version (which is the only one I've heard).
Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years;
Southern England for the past 22 years.
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Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years;
Southern England for the past 22 years.
(for e-mail, change harvey.news to harvey.van)
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Thanks a lot for your answer...
I tried googling for minminm - and even though I did find some use of minminm I found no definitions - so, what is minminm and the variants?
I tried googling for minminm - and even though I did find some use of minminm I found no definitions - so, what is minminm and the variants?
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[nq:1]Hi All, How does one pronounce capillary - I pronounce it with stress on ca and letting larry rhyme on ... a feeling we are talking differences between American or British English (?) since I have been taught mostly by americans.)[/nq]
It's the Hillary version in British English, stress on "pill".
Alan Jones
It's the Hillary version in British English, stress on "pill".
Alan Jones
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[nq:1]Thanks a lot for your answer... I tried googling for minminm - and even though I did find some use of minminm I found no definitions - so, what is minminm and the variants?[/nq]
(ObSparky)
MINMINM = "Mary is not marry is not merry" (i.e., each of Mary, marry, and merry has a distinct vowel). Characteristic of most BrE accents and the accents of some highly-populous cities of the East
(ObSparky)
MINMINM = "Mary is not marry is not merry" (i.e., each of Mary, marry, and merry has a distinct vowel). Characteristic of most BrE accents and the accents of some highly-populous cities of the East
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Thanks for clearing this - pretty obvious when one knows it actually.
Welle, I don't fit the scheme - I think MIMIM comes closest, but Mary is a bit different - if I say "Merry Mary marry me" it definitely is different. It may be just the length rather than the quality, however, but I have no one near to ask.
Welle, I don't fit the scheme - I think MIMIM comes closest, but Mary is a bit different - if I say "Merry Mary marry me" it definitely is different. It may be just the length rather than the quality, however, but I have no one near to ask.
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[nq:2]Hi All, How does one pronounce capillary - I pronounce it with stress on ca and[/nq]
[nq:1]It's the Hillary version in British English, stress on "pill".[/nq]
hmmm... interesting. I come from the North Midlands of the UK and was taught caPILLyary, a very slight 'y' sound after the 'L' - probably something to do with the double-L pronunciation in (for example) the French 'ville'. OTOH
[nq:1]It's the Hillary version in British English, stress on "pill".[/nq]
hmmm... interesting. I come from the North Midlands of the UK and was taught caPILLyary, a very slight 'y' sound after the 'L' - probably something to do with the double-L pronunciation in (for example) the French 'ville'. OTOH
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[nq:2]It's the Hillary version in British English, stress on "pill".[/nq]
[nq:1]hmmm... interesting. I come from the North Midlands of the UK and was taught caPILLyary, a very slight 'y' sound ... example) the French 'ville'. OTOH this could just be plain 'wrong' anyone else come accross this variation in Br. Eng?[/nq]
Is it possible that whoever taught you supposed that the spelling was "
[nq:1]hmmm... interesting. I come from the North Midlands of the UK and was taught caPILLyary, a very slight 'y' sound ... example) the French 'ville'. OTOH this could just be plain 'wrong' anyone else come accross this variation in Br. Eng?[/nq]
Is it possible that whoever taught you supposed that the spelling was "
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[nq:2]hmmm... interesting. I come from the North Midlands of the ... 'wrong' anyone else come accross this variation in Br. Eng?[/nq]
[nq:1]Is it possible that whoever taught you supposed that the spellingwas "capilliary"? I used to clean the blackboard after a ... the geography staff . . . So a degreein a subject doesn't confer the ability to spell all its technicalterms.[/nq]
As David on
[nq:1]Is it possible that whoever taught you supposed that the spellingwas "capilliary"? I used to clean the blackboard after a ... the geography staff . . . So a degreein a subject doesn't confer the ability to spell all its technicalterms.[/nq]
As David on
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[nq:1]Is it possible that whoever taught you supposed that the spelling was "capilliary"? I used to clean the blackboard after ... staff . . . So a degree in a subject doesn't confer the ability to spell all its technical terms.[/nq]
very likely, hadn't thought of that! bit like grievious bodily harm.
very likely, hadn't thought of that! bit like grievious bodily harm.
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