How do we pronounce vile?
What is the meaning of vile?
1a : morally despicable or abhorrent nothing is so vile as intellectual dishonesty. b : physically repulsive : foul a vile slum. 2 : of little worth or account : common also : mean. 3 : tending to degrade vile employments.
Is the R in Library silent?
Like the word February, there is a tendency for some speakers to leave out the r sound after the b in library, resulting in libary as the pronunciation. The r is not silent, though, so the standard pronunciation calls for leaving the br sound in place.
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.