# How do you pronounce "negotiate"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-negotiate/581835>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 13, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-negotiate/581835 "2011-05-13T22:05:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![kapri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-negotiate/581835/1 "2011-05-13T22:05:42Z")

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Yes, another “how do you pronounce” thread. I once worked for a woman who said “negoseeate” instead of “negoshe-ate.” Made me nuts, and I couldn’t figure out why she pronounced it that way. For “initiate” did she say “inisee-ate”? Why, no she didn’t. So why did she pronounce “negotiate” that way?