[nq:1]http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/11/22.html The part I am really having trouble with is the first syllable. Is it pronounced "day"? Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)[/nq] The Oxford dictionaries give "dype-NOSS-uh-first" ("dype" as in "type")
[nq:2] The part I am really having trouble with is the first syllable. Is it pronounced "day"? Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)[/nq] [nq:1]The Oxford dictionaries give "dype-NOSS-uh-first" ("dype" as in "type"). The e and the i are not separate syllables. This also seems to be the pronunciation at dictionary.com. I've never heard the word spoken.[/nq] Rhotic speakers should not p