Here "bus" is pronounced like "buzz" and I didn't realise it was weird until I went down to Devon and it was a dead giveaway that I'm a Brummie lol

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago* (10 children)

Elemen-tary or documen-tary

The tary pronounced like Terry. Apparently this is unusual outside of this region.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    So .... how else would you say it ?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    El a men tree

    Doc you men tree

    I also hear "el a men her ee" a lot.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    What region? I'm pretty sure that's standard.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Central New York. I've been called out on it many times by people from other places.

    Both the US and UK pronunciations on this site are different from how we say it here. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/elementary

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    But where do you put the emphasis?

    Most people pronounce it doc-you-MEN-teh-ree. Are you saying you pronounce it doc-you-men-TERRY?

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