How do you pronunce 'digest'?

Torsten · Wed Apr 23, 2008 22:41 pm *How do you pronunce 'digest'?*

Do you pronounce the first syllable in 'digest' as a schwa or as daɪ'?
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Alan · Wed Apr 23, 2008 23:39 pm *How do you pronunce 'digest'?*

Hi Torsten,

I would put the stress on the second syllable when it is used as a verb and the first syllable when used as a noun. As a noun it has the sense of a condensed version of something much larger. Reader's Digest is a magazine which also publishes well known novels in a reduced form for those who can't be bothered to read the whole book.

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Molly · Thu Apr 24, 2008 0:18 am *How do you pronunce 'digest'?*

Me:

to dJEST
the dJESTion of...
the dJESTive system
a DAIjest

Yankee · Thu Apr 24, 2008 0:36 am *How do you pronunce 'digest'?*

On this side of the pond, the syllable stress follows the same pattern that Alan mentioned.

I pronounce both the noun and the verb with a long I (aɪ) in the first syllable. However, on this side of the pond, I've also heard people pronounce the verb with a schwa instead. In fact, come to think of it, I think I pronounce it that way sometimes, too. OMG! I pronounce it both ways! What a fence-sitter I am! Wink

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Yankee · Thu Apr 24, 2008 0:58 am *How do you pronunce 'digest'?*

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