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to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere
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How do you pronounce the word 'leisure'?



 
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How do you pronounce the word 'leisure'? #1 (permalink) Wed Oct 21, 2009 19:42 pm   How do you pronounce the word 'leisure'?		  

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Hello everyone. Please tell me how you pronounce the word 'leisure'? Is it ˈleʒə (rhyming with treasure) or leisure (rhyming with seizure).

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How do you pronounce the word 'leisure'? #2 (permalink) Wed Oct 21, 2009 20:20 pm   How do you pronounce the word 'leisure'?		  

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Hi Torsten,

I would say it thus - to rhyme with treasure.

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