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solarstorm
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« on: February 23, 2015, 08:51:41 PM »
referring to the mispronunciation thread
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« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2015, 08:53:40 PM »
Second.
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« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2015, 09:58:42 PM »
Third
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« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2015, 10:13:09 PM »
Interchangeable between 2nd and 3rd.
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« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2015, 12:50:35 AM »
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« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2015, 01:00:45 AM »
Third when saying Electoral College.

Second otherwise.
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« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2015, 02:42:47 AM »
     Second syllable. Not sure how it can be interchangeable for anyone, considering that changing the emphasis radically changes its pronunciation.
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« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2015, 02:50:18 AM »
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« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2015, 03:48:24 AM »
3rd, don't even know how you emphasise the 2nd syllable.
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« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2015, 06:39:37 AM »
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« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2015, 07:35:38 AM »
e'lect'rall
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« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2015, 08:31:11 AM »
Quote from: Potus2036 on February 24, 2015, 01:00:45 AM
Third when saying Electoral College.

Second otherwise.
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« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2015, 08:35:12 AM »
« Edited: February 25, 2015, 03:06:45 AM by Intell »

Tried saying it like that, it sounds weird, for me.
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« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2015, 11:18:07 AM »

Well considering he's not a native English speaker...
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Antonio the Sixth
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« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2015, 11:41:22 AM »
Quote from: R2D2 on February 24, 2015, 11:18:07 AM

Well considering he's not a native English speaker...

Every English speaker I've heard pronounced it like that as well.
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« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2015, 03:10:09 PM »
Isn't it some kind of ironic that in its 15 years of existence many people on this forum didn't know that their fellow users emphasize the crucial key term of this site completely differently? Tongue
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« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2015, 03:16:23 PM »
Quote from: Antonio V on February 24, 2015, 11:41:22 AM
Quote from: R2D2 on February 24, 2015, 11:18:07 AM

Well considering he's not a native English speaker...

Every English speaker I've heard pronounced it like that as well.

Hmm, I've never heard it said like that before.
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« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2015, 02:30:47 PM »
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« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2015, 02:56:12 PM »
Quote from: Potus2036 on February 24, 2015, 01:00:45 AM
Third when saying Electoral College.

Second otherwise.
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Mr. Illini
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« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2015, 03:14:35 PM »
ElecTORal college

ElECToral map

Also kind of depends on how quickly I am speaking, too, though, now that I think about it.
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« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2015, 03:57:08 PM »
e-LEC-toral (normal)

Quote from: Jeg er Vilks. on February 24, 2015, 03:10:09 PM
Isn't it some kind of ironic that in its 15 years of existence many people on this forum didn't know that their fellow users emphasize the crucial key term of this site completely differently? Tongue

No that is not remotely ironic.
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« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2015, 04:27:10 PM »

The reverse of that for me.
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solarstorm
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« Reply #22 on: February 26, 2015, 08:49:51 AM »
Quote from: oakvale on February 25, 2015, 03:57:08 PM

Quote from: Jeg er Vilks. on February 24, 2015, 03:10:09 PM
Isn't it some kind of ironic that in its 15 years of existence many people on this forum didn't know that their fellow users emphasize the crucial key term of this site completely differently? Tongue

No that is not remotely ironic.

Alanis Morissette would like to take issue with you over irony...
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« Reply #23 on: February 26, 2015, 11:51:44 AM »
Quote from: Mr. Illini on February 25, 2015, 03:14:35 PM
ElecTORal college

ElECToral map

Also kind of depends on how quickly I am speaking, too, though, now that I think about it.

A pronunciation distinction that depends on the word that follows is what I do as well. Perhaps it's a feature of the Midwestern dialect.
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« Reply #24 on: February 26, 2015, 01:51:22 PM »
eLECToral, always
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