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 | Harmless drudge | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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 Re: "-ate" and the long "a"?
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Originally Posted by dihen  another question: words ending with "-ication"
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Can I pronounce them as "-/aɪkeɪʃən/" instead of "-/ɪkeɪʃən"?
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Originally Posted by Englishuser No.
Modification = [mɔdəfəkeʃən] ([mOd@f@keS@n]) | No, you certainly can't dihen. But stick to your (second) transcription, for British English.
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