Chapter 4 Pronunciations
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Antarctica, Arctic, library, February, Monday,
negotiate, illegal, mischievous, asterisk
ANTARCTICA is Ant-ARC-ti-ca, not an-AR-ti-ca.
Don't forget that first "t" and that first "c."
And ARCTIC is ARC-tic.
Be sure to say that first "c."
Both "r's" in LIBRARY and in FEBRUARY are pronounced.
LI-brer-ee is how you say the place you find a book about B'rer
Rabbit.
FEBRUARY is FE-brew-ary, not "Fe-bu-ary."
Pronounce the second syllable of the second month as "brew."
When it comes to the days of the week, Mrs. B doesn't care what the
dictionary says, YOU say "day" not "dee" on air:
MON-day
TUES-day
WENS-day (for Wednesday)
THURS-day
FRI-day
SA-tur-day (not "SA-dur-dee")
SUN-day
Though you may have heard some anchors pronounce NEGOTIATE
neh-GO-see-ate, Mrs. B hopes you will say neg-GO-shee-ate.
ILLEGAL is il-LEGAL, not EE-legal.
MISCHIEVOUS is MIS-chuh-vus, not "mis-CHEE-vee-us."
It has only three syllables.
Let's wrap up this lesson with an *.
If you said ASTERISK with an "isk" instead of an "ick," you're
correct.
AS-ter-isk, not "AS-ter-ick."
