So, how do you pronounce it?
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Archipelago
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Archipelago
Languages rule!
I'll vote on behalf of my Canadian brother-in-law, who believes: "you say 'arkipelago', but "some Americans" will say 'archipelago' and many others will say 'what's that?'".
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American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000.
Three accents in the word, secondary on first and last syllable, primary on third syllable:
(Damn that Stargzer, always looking things up and spoiling our fun!)
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000.
Three accents in the word, secondary on first and last syllable, primary on third syllable:
är' kə-pĕl' ə-gō'
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I just cast a NOTA vote since, at least in my schooling I remember hearing a double accent on 1 and 4 rather than 1 and 3, and the 4 was pronounced "lay" with a hard ch (ARK-ih-puh-LAÝ-go).
I have heard the 1/3 accent often, and I usually think of it as a Britishism.
I have heard the 1/3 accent often, and I usually think of it as a Britishism.
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