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Daithy Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Pronunciation of "event"?

This word is driving me crazy. Are there 2 accepted pronunciations?

It's the "e" sound I am referring to. Is it "e" like in evening, or "e" like in elderly?

  

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In the US, event is generally pronounced: ee-VENT. Some people pronounce it: ih-VENT.

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  • In the US, event is generally pronounced: ee-VENT.
  • Some people pronounce it: ih-VENT.
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In the US, event is generally pronounced: ee-VENT. Some people pronounce it: ih-VENT.

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IPA equivalents of those:

/i'v?nt/ /?'v?nt/

It's not like in 'elderly'.

CJ

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https://howjsay.com/searchResult?word=Event

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