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View Poll Results: How do you pronounce Advertisement
Ad-vert-tis-ment 7 18.92%
Ad-vert-tis-ment
7 18.92%
Ad-vur-ties-ment 30 81.08%
Ad-vur-ties-ment
30 81.08%
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Old 05-02-2015, 07:49 PM #1
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How do you pronounce the word, "Advertisement"?
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i voted for the second one but i'm not sure actually, I usually just say Ad
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The second one.. isn't the top one an American thing?
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And i should know as i worked in it
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Isn't the bottom one the more American pronunciation?
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Top one.

Said the way LT put it.
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the second is def how its done in North America

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Tise- as if the silent e makes the i say it's name
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Isn't the bottom one the more American pronunciation?
Yeah that's what I've heard. People at work say the first and apparently I'm saying it 'wrong' waaa

[i say the bottom]
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Yeah that's what I've heard. People at work say the first and apparently I'm saying it 'wrong' waaa

[i say the bottom]
Yeah I've always know most people to say the top one, quite surprised by the poll result lol
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Same actually. I have to deal with applications for advertisement consent and I've been going around saying it wrong.
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idk if I'm pronouncing the top one wrong or something but I've only ever heard the bottom one.
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First is the top British way on the vid, the next two are Americans saying it the second way
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Just realised i have an intense hatred for people who put ''vert'' into it
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nout to gud at spelling reali but da firzt one? huw do ya select an option
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I think I do say the top one, it's so confusing, I really am not sure how I pronounce it, I barely ever actually say that word in full
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If you say it over and over it doesn't even sound like a proper word lol......

i'm so confused......
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Out of those options..the bottom one.

Usually just say adverts though.

And 99% of the time it's to say something like 'Hurry the hell up, I hate these ****ing adverts'
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