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Old 29-Jul-2006, 05:08
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How do you pronounce <employee> ?
Do you stress on "p" or "y" ?
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Old 29-Jul-2006, 12:36
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How do you pronounce <employee> ?
Do you stress on "p" or "y" ?
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em - ploy - ee. I normally stress the second syllable - ploy, unless I want to make it very clear that I am talking about an employee and not an employer, in which case I stress ee.

Others may have different stresses. I am a BE speaker.
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Old 29-Jul-2006, 16:28
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I agree with Davy.

em-ploy-ee : the stress is on -ee.


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I'll third that.
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Old 29-Jul-2006, 19:32
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I'll third that.

What does "I`ll third that" mean?

Is it :I`ll be /I am the third person who agrees to that?

Very interesting. I`d like to know if I can use it in an informal conversation


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em - ploy - ee. I normally stress the second syllable - ploy, unless I want to make it very clear that I am talking about an employee and not an employer, in which case I stress ee.
Others may have different stresses. I am a BE speaker.

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