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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Pronunciation of the word "gratis"

Hi

I believe there are at least two pronunciations of the word gratis -- the underlined part could be pronounced like rat or like in rain.

Could you please tell me how you pronounce this word?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Like the A in rat for me.

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  • Like the A in rat for me.
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Like the A in rat for me.
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I pronounce the "a" as in "father" (I am from southern England).
AnonymousYou can find out here http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gratis
This dictionary entry seems inconsistent. The UK sound clip matches the way I say it, whereas the IPA matc
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It could be pronounced as ['græt?s ], ['gre?t?s]
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GPYI pronounce the "a" as in "father" (I am from southern England).
So do I, and I'm nowhere near southern England!

CJ
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In truth, I can't remember that last time I've had to use it at all.
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alop ['gre?t?s]
I have never heard that pronunciation.
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