The American pronunciation of these words? Hi.... Are both of these pronunciations used in the American accent or just one of them? & if both of them are ok which one is the standard American accent? 1- Anti-inflammatory a- (anti ) is it ( AN TY) or ( AN TEE)? b-(inflammatory) is it (IN FLA MAT REE) or (IN FLA MA TO REE)? 2- Inhibitory (IN H BT REE) or (IN H B TO REE) 3-Respiratory (RIS P RIT REE) or (RES PR TO REE)? *** Do any native English speaker ever pronunce the word (respiration) as ( Ris py rai shin) ? 4- Dictionary (DIC SHIN REE) or (DIC SH NAI REE)? 5-Imaginary (IMA GIN REE) or ( IMA G NAI REE) 6-What about the word (ordinary)??? (ORD N REE) or (OR D NAI REE) 7-Military? (M L TREE) or (M L TAI REE)? = = = = = Is there any rule which can help me to know how to pronounce other similar words? Thank u in advance & Sorry 4 this long question !