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The great pronunciation controversy ... Do you pronounce the eighth letter of the alphabet with an "h" sound at the beginning? SkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationAdvertisementNewsOpinionSportCultureLifestyleShowMoreShowMoreNewsWorldnewsUKnewsCoronavirusClimatecrisisEnvironmentScienceGlobaldevelopmentFootballTechBusinessObituariesOpinionTheGuardianviewColumnistsCartoonsOpinionvideosLettersSportFootballCricketRugbyunionTennisCyclingF1GolfUSsportsCultureBooksMusicTV&radioArt&designFilmGamesClassicalStageLifestyleFashionFoodRecipesLove&sexHealth&fitnessHome&gardenWomenMenFamilyTravelMoneyMakeacontributionSubscribeSearchjobsHolidaysDigitalArchiveGuardianPuzzlesappGuardiancontentlicensingsiteTheGuardianappVideoPodcastsPicturesNewslettersToday'spaperInsidetheGuardianTheObserverGuardianWeeklyCrosswordsFacebookTwitterSearchjobsHolidaysDigitalArchiveGuardianPuzzlesappGuardiancontentlicensingsiteTheGuardianviewColumnistsCartoonsOpinionvideosLettersOpinionLanguageThisarticleismorethan11yearsoldThegreatpronunciationcontroversyThisarticleismorethan11yearsoldOpenthreadLanguageisconstantlychanging,butthatdoesn'tstoppeoplehavingpronunciationpethates.Whichareyours?Thu28Oct201013.00BSTDoesthewayyousay"ate"rhymewith"mate"or"met"?Howabout"says"–doesitsoundlike"sez"or"sayes"?Doyoupronouncetheeighthletterofthealphabetwithan"h"soundatthebeginning?Does"often"haveasilent"t"?AnexhibitionattheBritishLibraryissettoreignitedebateinanareaBritishpeoplelovetoargueabout–correctpronunciation,andhowthewaywesaywordsischanging.Theacceptedviewamonglinguistsisthatlanguagechangeisinevitable,andlanguagehasalwaysevolved–withrecordsofcomplaintsaboutthe"debasement"ofEnglishgoingbacktothemiddleages.Butthatdoesn'tstoppeoplecomplainingaboutthechangesthatreallygettheirgoat.Whichpronunciationsdoyoulovetohate?Wheredoyoustandon"aitch"vs"haitch"?Andtoreturntothetitleofthisopenthread,wheredoesthestressfallon"controversy"?TopicsLanguageOpinionBritishLibrarycommentMostpopularMostpopularTheGuardianviewColumnistsCartoonsOpinionvideosLetters
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- 1How to pronounce controversy in English - Forvo
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- 3pronunciation of controversy by Macmillan Dictionary
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- 4'Controversy' Pronunciation [closed] - English Stack Exchange
There are two possible pronunciations of the word controversy: one puts the stress on the con- an...
- 5The great pronunciation controversy | Open thread
The great pronunciation controversy ... Do you pronounce the eighth letter of the alphabet with a...
