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Re: Phonetic pronunciation of Agassiz (Scientist)
From:
Bayla Singer <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:28:25 -0500
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In the Northeast USA, the only pronunciation I've ever heard had the
accent on the first syllable: AH-g@h-see, with the second syllable's
vowel reduced to a schwa.  The <A> in the first syllable resembles the
<a> in <drag> or <at> (again, Northeast USA pronunciations), rather than
the more breathy sound requested by doctors ("Say <Ah>").

--Bayla    [log in to unmask]

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