Do we pronounce the "h" for "Fordham University"?
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i'm pretty sure it should be silent.
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yes, both a's would be pronounced as in nun. The stress is on the second syllable - yan, especially the ya. \nAnother popular pronounciation of the word is "nae-n" \nnae = as in neigh\n\nDepends on whether it is used as a name or as an object (it is Hindi for eye)
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Saying it with an "a" and saying ith with an "er" is no difference. Think about it, Most Black people cut the \n"er" off of words in the first place, while white people don't. So the actually pronunciation does not take away form the degradation of the word. I have been black all my life. I have listened to my mom say it, I have listened to my dad say it, but I never really used it.(sometimes by mistake if the people that I am with say it a lot, but i ALWAYS correct myself). I hate that word, and its use. I think people use it because they are afraid of saying something else and looking "corny". When I was in college, I suggested Not my "ni99a, my brother" day, and it worked.
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Taken\n\nThe "TH" is pronounced like the "Th" in Thomas, the "EIGH" like the "eigh" in weigh, the "CH" like the "ch" in school, the "OU" like the "a" in "gla.." and the "ND" like the "nd" in handsome.
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Two.\n\nThe proper pronunciation is ev - ree\n\nIf you use the alternate pronunciation of "eh - ver - ee" it would be three, but that is not standard.
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the "o" is pronounced like "uh"...that's how i've always thought it to be anyway and how it's pronounced phonetically
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The GENERAL rule is that "an" is used before words in which the first SOUND (not letter) is a vowel sound.  But even in dialects which pronounce the opening "h", it may be considered permissible to use "an" before "historic(al)"   There are good historical and phonological reasons for this.\n\nBASIC explanation why "an" may appear before a word beginning with /h/:\n\n1) the initial /h/ IS not pronounced (so that the first sound spoken is a vowel sound):\n*generally in "hours" hono(u)r"\n*American English - "herb"\n*some dialects "humble", "hotel"\n\n2) history - that is, the /h/ USED to be silent:\nthere are a number of words whose initial /h/ was originally not pronounced, esp. those derived from (Old) French, which did not pronounce it (sometimes did not even spell it)\nSome of these (examples listed in #1) STILL do not pronounce the /h/ in many or all English dialects. Others that have added a pronounced /h/ may still be treated as if they did not have it -- 'historic(al)' is perhaps the best example of this\n\nBUT this is not enough -- those who say "an historic(al) event" (pronouncing the /h/) ALSO usually say "a history"!\nSo, there's one other very important factor, which is:\n\n3) The syllable starting with /h/ LACKS an ACCENT\n--Specifically, if the SECOND syllable is accented, the initial /h/ is WEAKER, perhaps only very slightly pronounced (It seems especially weak if the following vowel is formed in the front of the mouth -- a, i, e (as opposed to vowels made further back -- o, u)\n\nSo, if the first syllable HAS an accent (especially the MAIN accent of the word) it is preceded by "a" --thus we say "A HISTORY" (unless, of course, you're Cockney)\n\nTo get the sense of how this works, just try saying the word "historic" all by itself. You may notice that you scarcely pronounce the /h/. Even if you do, it may feel like it takes extra energy do so (whereas when you say "history" the 'energy' is already supplied by accenting the syllable)\n\n[Some have said 'accented' or 'unaccented', but this is not quite correct. When the SECOND syllable is accented, the first syllable has the LEAST accent; if a LATER syllable has the primary accent the first syllable may still have a SECONDARY accent, and the 'rule' just described does not apply. Examples: 'hospitality' 'hippopotamus']\n\nIn fact, in expressions like "an historic..." many find that the inclusion of the /n/ can actually make the words easier to pronounce (though in that case the /h/ is usually only VERY slightly pronounced).\n\nOther examples where "an" may be found (all of which have an accent on the second syllable): "an hereditary title" [vs. "a HERitage], "an habitual liar" [vs. "a HA-bit"], cf. "an hysterical child"\n\nNow if you were to try some of these expressions in a search engine you would likely find that "an historic" and "an historical" are much more common (in proportion to "a historic" "a historical") than these other examples. That leads to the FINAL(?) factor that affects pronunciation.\n\n4) HABIT! That is, we're USED to hearing it that way, and so it just seems right, even if it does not follow the "rules" we may generally us for such cases.\n\nThus, the reason 'historic' and 'historical' are far more likely to be preceded by "an" than other words that might "qualify" is that they are more COMMON words or expressions. People are used to hearing them this way. This is hardly unusual. In any language the LESS common a word is in everyday speech the MORE likely it is speakers apply the "general rules" to that word. Thus, irregular verbs in a language [forms of to be, come,
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Sammon.\n\nGo here for an audio clip of the correct pronunciation:\n\nhttp://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/salmon
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i used to not be able to say my 'r's' then one day the school told me i had to go to speech therapy, and i cried bcuz the lady scared me. so my sister taught me how to say them, she made me practice all the time. saying car and rooster. overpronouncing them to start out with helps
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When I lived in America a few years ago, I not only had to say "sidewalk" and "elevator", I had to pronounced 'butter' like "Berrrrrrr", or else everyone in the coffee-shop would fall about saying "But-tah? Did you say But-tah?"\nSame for Tomayto!\nWhen in Rome! I came home after two years with an American accent!
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i dont get it. unless i am saying it wrong i pronounce it just like it is spelled:  fo-net-ics (ph makes a f sound btw.)
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X-SAMPA: John [dZAn] Larsen [lOr&#92;`s@n]\nKirshenbaum: John [dz.An] Larsen [lOr.s@n]\n\nThat pays a bit of preference to my American accent. It should be fine tho.
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I think it can be pronounced both ways. It sounds equally okay when I say it with the "S" and "Z" sound. I usually pronounce it as starS, but like I said, I don't think it really matters :).
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I hate it too.\n\nBTW, UMass, UConn, Ole' Miss, Cal, etc. have been officially adopted by the schools themselves.  \n\nAt USC, it's officially either "USC," "University of Southern California," or "Southern California."  In fact, the University also has an official policy denouncing the use of "Southern Cal.\n\nSo, a more analogous situation would be calling Harvard "Harv" as that hame has not officially been adopted by the school.
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Go by what it sounds like, not what it looks like. M is pronounced "em". And in this case with TLA (three letter acronymn) each letter is pronounced as a word. \n\nWhat gets me is the American English had "an history lesson" before 1940... did they used to drop the "h"????
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Merriam-Webster's website has the standard dictionary entry that would tell you how to pronounce it, PLUS you can play an audio file that will read it for you, so you can hear it. Coolness!\n\npah-poo-ah\nor \npah-pyoo-ah\n\nAccent on the first syllable.
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GH is prounounced as an F in the word "tough"\nO is pronounced as a short I in the word "women"\nTI is pronounced as an SH in the word "motion"