How can we pronounce giant?
What giant means?
/ˈdʒɑɪ·ənt/ a person, either real or imaginary, who is extremely large and strong, or a very large or powerful organization: He was a giant of a man, over six and a half feet tall.
Is the H silent in huge?
When people do it, they aren’t just randomly or lazily leaving off a sound. This “h“-dropping occurs in a specific environment—only in words that start with a “hyu.” If they drop it in huge, they also drop it in humor, humid, humiliation, humongous, and Hugh.
How do you pronounce giant cycle?
The proper pronunciation is gea-nunt. Gea comes from the word “geanticline” which means a great upward swelling of the earth’s crust.
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