Bluealbatross Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
e.g. pronunciation!!!!
Hey we regularly use "e.g". when we want to introduce an example of something but we just pronounce the letters "e" and "g". but how do I have to pronounce "Exemply Gratia"?
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g". when we want to introduce an example of something but we just pronounce the letters "e" and "g". but how do I have to pronounce "Exemply Gratia"?
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Hi Bluealbatross,
You asked:
You asked:
Hey we regularly use "e.g". when we want to introduce an example of something but we just pronounce the letters "e" and "g". but how do I have to pronounce "Exemply Gratia"?
Actually, many people would say 'for example' instead of merely pronouncing the letters 'e' and 'g'.
'Exempli gratia' would be pronounced /IgzemplI gra:tI/
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0 In (Classical) Latin, it was pronounced as [ eksempli: gra:tia: ] . Most North Americans say it something like [ EgzEmpli grAti@ ] . 0-
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