What is the pronunciation of peculiar?
Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of ‘peculiar‘: Break ‘peculiar‘ down into sounds: [PI] + [KYOO] + [LYUH] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
What peculiar means?
1 : characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive 2 : special, particular 3 : odd, curious 4 : eccentric.
Is the T silent in exactly?
When the T and D sounds come between two other consonant sounds, many Americans will drop them. But when we add the -ly ending, it now comes between two consonants. You’ll hear a lot of native speakers say ‘exactly‘, with no T sound. Exactly, exactly.
Is the P silent in excerpt?
And yes, there is definitely a “p” in excerpt when I say it. It’s not hypercorrection, it’s just the way I say it and the way I hear it said. It rhymes roughly with burped and usurped.