How do you pronounce 'accent'?

NinaZara · Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:01 am *How do you pronounce 'accent'?*

All these talks about 'accent' reminded me of one 'incident'

I was talking with my little sister about which accent we prefer, the British or the American and suddenly she asked why I pronounced 'accent' as 'aksent'.

She told me the right pronunciation is 'acent'(she attends an international school and they use english, so I bought it,eventhough she's 12)

But I remember that my father also pronounced it as 'aksent', the dictionary also said 'aksent'.

So which is the correct one or the one that native speakers use?

Alan · Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:58 am *How do you pronounce 'accent'?*

Hi,

I would use the full value of the double 'c' as in other words like 'accept' and 'access'. The word 'accessories' is frequently pronounced as if it only has one 'c' but to me that sounds wrong.

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NinaZara · Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:07 am *How do you pronounce 'accent'?*

Thanks Alan, now I know people do pronounce it 'acent'.But I think I'm just going to stick to 'aksent' and tell my little sister to do so too. Very Happy

Torsten · Wed Feb 28, 2007 15:47 pm *How do you pronounce 'accent'?*

Hi Nina,

As far as I know 'accent' is pronounced the way Alan described in all standard versions of English. Could you please ask your sister for more information about the way she pronounces 'accent'?

Thanks,
Torsten
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prezbucky · Wed Feb 28, 2007 17:14 pm *How do you pronounce 'accent'?*

Most folks over here would say it as some form of "@K-sent".

the "a" is as the "a" in words like at, bat, pat, etc.

In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (da UP, eh!), however, it is pronounced "AHK-sent". "Ac", in this case, rhymes with Tom, bomb, mom, etc.
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NinaZara · Thu Mar 01, 2007 15:16 pm *How do you pronounce 'accent'?*

Torsten,
I just called home and she's already in bed. I'll indulge you next time,tomorrow maybe.

Tom

prezbucky · Thu Mar 01, 2007 16:31 pm *How do you pronounce 'accent'?*

i don't know how french folks pronounce nasal sounds.

While I lived up in northern Wisc, it seemed to me that the "@" phoneme -- the "a" in bat, cat, at, pat, mat (etc.) -- that the rest of us used was pronounced "ah" (cot, not, plot, trot, etc.) by Yoopers.
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NinaZara · Fri Mar 02, 2007 18:08 pm *How do you pronounce 'accent'?*

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