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Lukand Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

the 'spline' pronunciation in the UK

Could anyone dispel my doubt. On the www.thefreedictionary.com one can find and hear British and American pronunciation of the word I mentioned. I tried to confirm the British variant but the second source only (www.merriam-webster.com) states the transcription \`splin\. What is the truth?
  

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In BE, 'spline' rhymes with 'spine'. )

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In BE, 'spline' rhymes with 'spine'.

(I can't do IPA.)
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The standard BrE phonemic transcription is /spla?n/.
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lukandI tried to confirm the British variant
I think it's pronounced wrong on that site. I was unable to find any other British dictionary on-line that pronounced it like that ("spleen").

CJ
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