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I was listening to an interview last week, and
a best-selling author, who's a native speaker,
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used the word "illustrative." That gave me
pause because I usually say /ˈɪləstreɪtɪv/.
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I had to check some dictionaries
to confirm there are two acceptable
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variations. /ɪˈlʌstrətɪv, ˈɪləstreɪtɪv/ Like
illustrative lessons and illustrative materials.
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Things that help show and explain. Well, then
I was listening to a podcast, and the host,
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another native speaker, said /sʌbˈsikwənt/, and
I thought I'm pretty sure it's /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/.
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But maybe I'm wrong. I had to check the
dictionary to confirm there is only one
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acceptable pronunciation. /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ It's
just nobody had pointed out to her that she
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was saying it incorrectly. To be fair,
I've done the same with other words. It
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was only recently that someone told me I was
saying the word "fiend" wrong. I was saying
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/ˈfiɛnd/, but a /find/ is like an
evil spirit. Did you know that?
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