What does continuity mean?
1a : uninterrupted connection, succession, or union … its disregard of the continuity between means and ends …— Sidney Hook. b : uninterrupted duration or continuation especially without essential change the continuity of the company’s management.
How do you say continuity in America?
How do you speak continuity?
Below is the UK transcription for ‘continuity‘:
- Modern IPA: kɔ́ntənjʉ́wətɪj.
- Traditional IPA: ˌkɒntəˈnjuːətiː
- 5 syllables: “KON” + “tuh” + “NYOO” + “uh” + “tee”
Is the T silent in exactly?
In practice, yes it is virtually silent unless one makes a special effort to pronounce it. When we have a consonant cluster here /ktl/ one sound is often not heard. The linguistice term for it is “dissimilation”.
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