How do YOU pronounce:
1. answer - ANNsa or AAHNsa or other?
2. advance - advANNs or advAAHNs or other?
3. pasta - PAAHsta or PAHsta (I heard a few people say that) or other?
And what's correct, or does it not matter?
Last edited by 2l84zwamani (2010-11-17 04:43:46)
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Ah, but how do YOU pronounce it?
And also, I thought tom-art-o was only American English or something?
And poh-tart-oh sounds weird
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2l84zwamani wrote:
Ah, but how do YOU pronounce it?
And also, I thought tom-art-o was only American English or something?
And poh-tart-oh sounds weird![]()
Tomarto, tomayto
Potato, potarto
Bas-il
BASE-il
I pronoiunce:
tomarto,
Potate-o
Bas-il
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For the first two, the second one is correct, and for the last one, the first one is correct.
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2l84zwamani wrote:
How do YOU pronounce:
1. answer - ANNsa or AAHNsa or other?
2. advance - advANNs or advAAHNs or other?
3. pasta - PAAHsta or PAHsta (I heard a few people say that) or other?
And what's correct, or does it not matter?
ANNSAR or ANNSIR
AdvAns
PAHsta
Last edited by kimmy123 (2010-11-17 14:47:33)
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Depends on where you live. As an American, I say ANNs-er, and advANNs.
Last edited by militarydudes (2010-11-17 14:57:47)
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1. 2
2. 2
3. 2
I'm guessing by this that you're a Kiwi or an Australian, 2l84zwamani?
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anSIR because that IS right. there are no silent Rs.
udVANS.
pahSTA
How about tournament?
tornAmint
or
turnAmint?
and Aunt:
ant or ahnt?
(lol, idk how to type pronounciations)
Last edited by 16Skittles (2010-11-17 17:22:04)
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Answer is [ANCE-er]
Advance is [ADD-vanS] (S makes the hard sound, like mourse
I hope those are right.

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Poe tay to or Po tah to? (Potato)
Toe may to or Toe mah to? (Tomato)
Ann ser or Awn ser? (Awnser)
Past a or Pawst a? (Pasta)
Yo gert or Yaw gurt? (Yogurt)
Bay gill or Bah gill? (Bagel)
Ant or Awnt? (Aunt)
Bay sil or Bah sil? (Basil)
But er or Bud er? (Butter)
Kay sa dee a or Kez a dee a? (Quesadilla)
Aw mond or All mond? (Almond)
Sam in or Sal min? (Salmon)
Po ki mon, Po key mon, or Po kay mon? (Pokemon)

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Telemachus wrote:
1. 2
2. 2
3. 2
I'm guessing by this that you're a Kiwi or an Australian, 2l84zwamani?
Yup.
And whoops, I always destroy the "r" in stuff like "answer"
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