# How do you pronounce "pronounce"?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 30, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878 "2010-04-30T16:10:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878/1 "2010-04-30T16:10:22Z")

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It’s the flavor of the month.

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878/2 "2010-04-30T17:48:16Z")

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“pro-NUNC-iate”.

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878/3 "2010-04-30T17:51:19Z")

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don’t ask.

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**Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878/4 "2010-05-04T17:06:24Z")

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“Throat Warbler Mangrove.”

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**Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878/5 "2010-05-04T17:15:01Z")

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This puts me in the mind of Stephen Fry’s gag:

He walked with a pronounced limp: L-I-M-P, pronounced, “limp.” 😃

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**Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878/6 "2010-05-04T21:00:57Z")

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pruh-nounce. No emphasis on either syllable.

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**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878/7 "2010-05-05T02:21:29Z")

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> [@Tahssa](#):
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> pruh-nounce. No emphasis on either syllable.

That one.

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**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878/8 "2010-05-05T05:09:13Z")

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> [@Daithi\_Lacha](#):
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> This puts me in the mind of Stephen Fry’s gag:
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> He walked with a pronounced limp: L-I-M-P, pronounced, “limp.” 😃

😕

> [@Tahssa](#):
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> pruh-nounce. No emphasis on either syllable.

Yup, same here.

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**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pronounce/537878/9 "2010-05-05T05:16:37Z")

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> [@Tahssa](#):
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> pruh-nounce. No emphasis on either syllable.

This.