While many pronunciation errors involve omitting sounds or syllables from a word, with athlete, a syllable is actually added. The word is correctly pronounced with only two syllables, not with an extra syllable in the middle.
While many pronunciation errors involve omitting sounds or syllables from a word, with athlete, a syllable is actually added. The word is correctly pronounced with only two syllables, not with an extra syllable in the middle.
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Posted by Rachel V. in Pronunciation
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I have to do a presentation for my health class about “athlete’s foot”. I am from Japan and have hard time pronouncing word with “th” such as think, thanks, etc.