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 #2 (permalink) Thu Dec 07, 2006 14:06 pm Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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Michael,
juice is pronounced like /d3u:s/
as Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary suggests.
Enjoy drinking the same!
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Dec 07, 2006 16:53 pm Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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joose
"Juice" rhymes with "loose"
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:25 am Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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Same thing with "fruit" and "suit".
I always know I need a vacation when I start getting furious at beginning students who say "fru-It". |
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:16 am Suit |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: |
| Same thing with "fruit" and "suit". |
Regarding the pronunciation of 'suit', it depends on where you come from, Michael. In these whereabouts, it's /sju:t/ (rhyming with 'newt'). |
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| #6 (permalink) Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:28 am Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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Which 'whereabouts' are they, Conchita? Have you been and gorn all posh?
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:59 pm Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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Oh dear! Well, I just meant this side of the pond, Alan. :)
(Sometimes I wish I could really 'hear myself' -- with different ears, that is!) |
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| #8 (permalink) Sat Dec 09, 2006 15:41 pm Suit |
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| Conchita wrote: |
| Jamie (K) wrote: |
| Same thing with "fruit" and "suit". |
Regarding the pronunciation of 'suit', it depends on where you come from, Michael. In these whereabouts, it's /sju:t/ (rhyming with 'newt'). |
I'm not talking about people who say [sjut]. That's one of the normal pronunciations of "suit", so I don't care about that. What I'm talking about is ESL students who talk about a man who went to work dressed in his best "suet".
suet - noun, the hard white fat on the kidneys and loins of cattle, sheep, and other animals, used to make foods including puddings, pastry, and mincemeat. (Oxford American Dictionary) |
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| #9 (permalink) Sat Dec 09, 2006 16:31 pm Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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Newt rhymes with suit and fruit in the US, too. ;)
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| #10 (permalink) Sat Dec 09, 2006 16:41 pm Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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Cripes, Yanks, you got me there! :lol:
OK, replace 'newt' with 'cute', then. How's that now? |
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| #11 (permalink) Sun Dec 10, 2006 0:14 am Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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...and in canada...
about
hehe
"aboot"
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| #12 (permalink) Sun Dec 10, 2006 0:18 am Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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down here (in the South) many people pronounce "suite" as "suit":
"I bought a new bedroom suite ("suit") today."
...they're not talking about clothing.
That irks me.
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| #13 (permalink) Sun Dec 10, 2006 0:33 am Suite |
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| One of my first encounters with the word 'suite' was in the film title 'California suite'. I first pronounced it /sju:t/ until I heard a Scottish friend of mine say it properly (as 'sweet'). I don't know if my mispronunciation irked her, though! |
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| #14 (permalink) Sun Dec 10, 2006 0:47 am Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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Yeah
My understanding is that a "sweet" (suite) is a room (as in "hotel suite") or a group of furniture in a room.
A "soot" (suit) is something that's worn.
Call me Mr. Obvious. hehe
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| #15 (permalink) Sun Dec 10, 2006 14:23 pm Pronounciation of ju(i)ce |
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Hi Conchita,
Thought you might be interested in the following I just heard on a light entertainment radio programme, knowing your interest in accents:
Question: What is the definition of 'sex'?
Answer: It's where the Queen keeps her coal.
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