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  1. 25-Sep-2012, 16:09 #1
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    Default Pronunciation of 'Olympics'

    Most dictionaries I have give the ‘O’ in Olympics an 'ə' sound as in ‘of‘.



    Is the ‘ou’ sound as the letter 'O' also correct？

    How about the ‘ɔ’ sound as in ‘off’？
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    Default Re: Pronunciation of 'Olympics'

    NOT A TEACHER

    Listen here. The pronunciation is spot-on, so I assume it's "ə".
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    Default Re: Pronunciation of 'Olympics'

    why would you think the dictionaries might be wrong? I don't know about US English but in the UK we say 'ə'
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