figure it out

[peter123]

Hi there,

How do you speak 'figure it out'?
figu-ri-tout OR figu-ri-out??
Thanks
pete

[susiedqq]

"figger it out"

[peter123]

Hi there,

Thanks

Does the 'r' go with 'it' and 't' go with 'out'?
Thanks
pete

[Anglika]

Only if you are drunk.

[stuartnz]

I'm not a teacher, but although it SHOULD be "figger-it-out", you will most likely hear "figgeridout" a lot, especially if you come up here to the Southern Hemisphere and hear English in NZ or Australia.

[peter123]

Hi there,

thanks
How about British English? Do you link 'figure it out' ?

Thanks
pete

[Anglika]

In RP, no.

But there are many dialectical examples where it will be.

[belly_ttt]

I think this term is originated in America so we have to pronounce it with an r.
But why do we care for where the r is, because I think when we pronounce it, the sound is the same?