Pronunciation

Question

Is it okay to pronounce PRESTIGIOUS asPRES·TEE·GIOUS Where do people say it that way?Thanks.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

These are all OK:

pre-stij-uhs, -stij-ee-uhs, -stee-juhs,-stee~~jee~~uhs

Dictionaries on both sides of the Atlantic list more than one pronunciation, so I cannot answer your second question.

Anonymous · Answer

Okay <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>, thanks, Mister Micawber.

Raindoctor · Answer

A couple of points.

1. Cious pattern, where C is a consonant (not a consonant cluster)

oCious > oh

aCious > ay

uCious > yoo or oo

eCious > ee (exception: precious)

iCious > bit vowel (delicious, vicious, fastidious, etc)

So, there is a pattern. There exists a pattern for CCious as well.

pres-'tig-ious > pre-'stig-ious, where the stressed vowel is BIT vowel.

2. The first unstressed vowel is BET vowel. Similar examples: fastidious, fantastic, posterity, etc, where the first unstressed vowel is not a schwa.

Anonymous · Answer

Okay <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>, thanks, raindoctor.

Pronunciation

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions