bouquet

Dear teachers,

1) Would you please tell me how you pronounce the word "bouquet" in British English ? Is it :

a) /bu'kei/ (short /u/ + stress on the 2nd syllable)
b) /'bukei/
c) /bu:'kei/
d) /'bu:kei/ (long /u/ + stress on the 1st syllable)
e) /'bəukei/ (diphthong + stress on the 1st syllable)

2) I read that the "s" in "Grosvenor" is not pronounced, woud you please tell me what is this word ?
Apart from "isle, islet, island, aisle" do you know other words where the "s" is not pronounced?

Best wishes and happy New Year to all of you.
Hela

1 d
2 It's a name. I've heard the 's' prounounced, however. I think the problem is the difficulty.

Viscount


Grosvener is pronounced Grove nur

Hi,

Do you mean
a) /'grəuvnə/ (2 syllabic word ?) with a diphthong (like the vowel sound in "no"?) + stress on the first syllable ? OR

b) /'grəuvənə/ (3 syllabic word?)

And how would you pronounce "bouquet" ?

All the best,
Hela

PS: Does somebody know an online dictionary where I can hear the pronunciation of words?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Grosvenor (pronounced /ˈɡɹəʊ.və.nʊə/, although the pronunciation varies in accordance with national and regional dialects)

Free Online Pronunciation Guides with Instant Sound + Dictionary: English + 9 Languages

Definition of bouquet - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Thank you very much, Curmudgeon, for the sites. Now everything is clear to me. :-D

Best wishes

Your very welcome:-)

When my daughter was small I asked one of her friends if she knew what a bouquet was. We were watching Hyacinth Bucket on TV at the time. She said, "It's where my dad goes to put a bet on the horses."

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Originally Posted by blueabell2go

When my daughter was small I asked one of her friends if she knew what a bouquet was. We were watching Hyacinth Bucket on TV at the time. She said, "It's where my dad goes to put a bet on the horses."

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:lol:

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Originally Posted by curmudgeon

Your very welcome:-)

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Don't you mean you're?;-)