How do you pronounce 'odds'?

Infin1ty · #1 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:08 am *How do you pronounce 'odds'?*

Hello everyone,

I'd like to know how to pronounce the word 'odds'? Do you pronounce [d] in [ɔdz]? I listened to a audio file which comtains this word. It seems like that [d] in the word is soundless and odds shoud read [ɔz]. :?
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Sahid59 · #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 19:39 pm *How do you pronounce 'odds'?*

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odds = The likelihood of the occurrence of one thing rather than the occurrence of another thing, as in a contest
e.g: The odds are that she will get the nomination on the first ballot.

it can be pronounced as (ódz)

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Infin1ty · #3 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:36 am *How do you pronounce 'odds'?*

Thank you for you help, Sahid.
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Kitosdad · #4 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:59 am *How do you pronounce 'odds'?*

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Good morning Shi.

You are aware that " odd " is not the singular of odds, and has a completely different meaning .

Odd = peculiar, or strange.

" That's an odd smell."
" He is an odd kind of person ."

Hope you are keeping well.

I note that you continue to improve. Remarkable progress in such a short space of time. !
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Infin1ty · #5 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:58 am *How do you pronounce 'odds'?*

Good morning Bill, ( it's 17:50 here in my area)

Thank you for your detaild explanations, I'll bear in mind that odds is not the plural(openly, I thought it was) form of odd and they are different in meaning. :)
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SkiIucK · #6 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:28 am *How do you pronounce 'odds'?*

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This is how I pronounce it.

Infin1ty · #7 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:32 am *How do you pronounce 'odds'?*

Thank you for you voice message, SkiIuck. :)
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Sahid59 · #8 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:08 pm *How do you pronounce 'odds'?*

Torsten · #9 (permalink) Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:20 am *How do you pronounce 'odds'?*

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And here is my version: odds [ɒdz]

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