How do you pronounce associated?
What is the meaning of associated?
adjective. connected, joined, or related, especially as a companion or colleague; having equal or nearly equal responsibility: an associate partner. having subordinate status; without full rights and privileges: an associate member. allied; concomitant.
Which pronunciation of either is correct?
Using English phonetics, [ EE-ther ] and [ AHY-ther ] are both correct. As a side note, giving “th” a phonetic Z (or S or F or D) sound is a common mispronunciation that can be corrected with practice.
How is an pronounced?
It’s very unusual, but we can and then their pronunciation changes. A becomes a (ay), and an becomes an (aan). And if we’re saying the letter of the alphabet, we say Ay.
Is it pronounced Nike or Nikey?
Nike chairman Phillip Knight has confirmed that it’s “Nikey” not “Nike“, meaning I’ve essentially been talking nonsense for years. The great pronunciation debate, second only to that of ‘gif’ and ‘jif’, came to a head after Knight was sent a letter asking him to circle the correct way of saying the brand name.
Is the D silent in Wednesday?
Most Americans don’t pronounce the d in Wednesday. As it turns out, Wednesday actually has Germanic linguistic origins. It is derived from the Old English word, Wōdnesdæg, which honors the Germanic god Wodan.
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