in [ex'cuse], c is aspirated or unaspirated?
in [ex'cuse]. c is aspirated or unaspirated?
after |ks| , c|k| should be unaspirated. yet being in an other stressed syllable, is it still unaspirated?
Excuse has two different pronunciations depending on use:
/Ik'skju:z/ is a verb, "Please excuse me."
/Ik'skju:s/ is a noun, "Why are you late? What is your excuse today?"
August 29, 2014
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It's a kind of 'g' sound..
If you say 'exgyoos', that's more or less how we pronounce it.
August 29, 2014
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Aspirated, unaspirated, don't make things more difficult than they are. Just listen:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/excuse
And when you encounter people saying 'excuse me' (or whatever) in movies, just listen and repeat. If you're not sure, record yourself and compare.
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I hear lots of "excuse" in movies, some of them are aspirated, others are not. So just let it go.
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