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Why is Laboratory pronounced Labretory. It doesnt make sense to me. sorry for the combor breaker.
There are loads of words spelt differently to how they sound. Differently for an example; we pronounce it difrently.
You can pronounce it phonetically if you want, that's what Dexter from Dexter's Lab does.
In the UK it's more 'Laboratry', we drop the second o rather than the first. But it's just a contraction anyway.
There are many words pronounced differently from how they are spelled. One of those words is "Light."
Don't know what you're on about, God, I pronounce that word exactly as it is spelled.
Google even said it was pronounced Labretory. I like saying Laboratory. Makes me sound smart.
Originally Posted by Gοd There are many words pronounced differently from how they are spelled. One of those words is "Light." I pronounce light as light :s
Originally Posted by Rammjet Don't know what you're on about, God, I pronounce that word exactly as it is spelled. In certain countries, "light" is pronounced laɪt. In just about every other country in the world, it is pronounced "Lig hut," with an extremely subtle 'u.' For some strange reason, the "right" way to pronounce it is laɪt, but I don't understand how.
Originally Posted by Gοd In certain countries, "light" is pronounced laɪt. In just about every other country in the world, it is pronounced "Lig hut," with an extremely subtle 'u.' For some strange reason, the "right" way to pronounce it is laɪt, but I don't understand how. [I was being sarcy]
Originally Posted by Gοd In certain countries, "light" is pronounced laɪt. In just about every other country in the world, it is pronounced "Lig hut," with an extremely subtle 'u.' For some strange reason, the "right" way to pronounce it is laɪt, but I don't understand how. I've never came across myself saying u in light.
Originally Posted by Lucoza_ I've never came across myself saying u in light. You can't make the transition from the 'h' to the 't' without a small vowel, and I figured it would be a 'u.' Originally Posted by Rammjet [I was being sarcy] [I was being sarcy too, if you read my post]
You mean saying like LICHT? Like some sort of GGGGGGHHHHHHH sound?
Originally Posted by Gοd You can't make the transition from the 'h' to the 't' without a small vowel, and I figured it would be a 'u.' [I was being sarcy too, if you read my post] Sarcasm is confusing. D:
Originally Posted by Rammjet Sarcasm is confusing. D: I am confusing. I even confuse myself sometimes. A perfect example being that in the Bible, I sanction selling your daughter as a slave. I wonder what was going through my mind... But my Word has to be everlasting and never-changing, so I can't change it.