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Many speakers will insert \ \ after \ \ when it precedes \l\. Additionally, some speakers pronounce \ \ and \i\ identically before \l\, with the result that word pairs like heel and hill are homophones. The sound pronounced in such cases may be either \ \ or \i\ as pronounced by those who distinguish the two. \ e \.
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281. i.e. stands for id est (Latin), which means " that is ". You use it to link in a deeper explanation about something. Pronounce it "eye - ee". e.g. stands for exempli gratia (also Latin), which means " for example ". You use it to link in an example of a more generic term. Pronounce it "ee - jee".
- i.e. stands for id est (Latin), which means " that is ". You use it to link in a deeper explanation about something. Pronounce it "eye - ee". e....
- For i.e. I usually say "that is", occasionally "eye-ee". For e.g. I always say "for example".
- When I was in college, one of my philosophy professors instructed us to use translated English for abbreviated or initialized latinisms when readin...
- Just pronounce the letters: "Eye eee" and "eee gee". I have never met anyone who actually said "id est" and "exempli gratia", which is what they re...
- I can't believe this wasn't addressed in the Oatmeal Comic but I usually say the letters or replace it with "for example" (and now, thanks to the...
- and as for the pronunciation of the Latin: i.e. = id est e.g. = IgzemplI gra:tI (NB a: is pronounced like the "a" in car or can't) but remember...
- Latin abbreviations i.e. = that is, such as, or "in other words" e.g = for example et. al. = and others (i get a lot of strange looks when I use t...
Further vs. Farther . They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.
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The following tables show the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and the English pronunciation (enPR) or American Heritage Dictionary (AHD) symbols that are used to represent the various sounds of the English language. The sounds of Received Pronunciation (RP, UK), General American pronunciation (GenAm, US), Canadian English (CanE), Australian E...
Wikipedia's article on English phonologyWikipedia's IPA chart for English dialects (and for conversion to ASCII, the SAMPA chart for English)Wikipedia's article on Pronunciation respelling for EnglishGimson, A. C. (1980) An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English, 3rd edn. edition, London: Edward Arnold, →ISBNKenyon, John S.; Thomas A. Knott (1944/1953) A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, →ISBNWells, J. C. (2000) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 2nd edn. edition, Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited, →ISBNIPA chart with AIFFsound files for IPA symbolsIPA chart with MP3sound files for all IPA symbols on the chart (limited version is available to anyone)A key to understanding the pronunciation of dictionary words. ... This pronunciation key outlines how to pronounce the letters and symbols in these systems, with ...
CDP and its descendant, the Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English (Upton & Kretzschmar 2017, hereafter RDP) continue to be key sources for U.S. English, along with American sources such as Merriam-Webster, and the U.S. pronunciations in the pronouncing dictionaries of Wells (2008) and Jones et al. (2011).
