"issue"

[Odessa Dawn]

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"The German government has decided to tackle the issue. It's laying down rules on when companies can and can't contact their employees."
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It seems to me that the transcription and pronunciation of the word issue /ˈɪʃ·u/ is completely different, isn’t it?

 

[Grumpy]

"It seems to me that the transcription and pronunciation of the word issue /ˈɪʃ·u/ is completely different, isn’t it?"

I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but having listened to the recording, the lady seems to be pronouncing "issue" as "iss-ue", rather than more normal [to me, anyway] "ish-ue". One hears it pronounced both ways in the UK.​

 

[Odessa Dawn]

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I'm not exactly sure what you mean, ...
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I am so sorry. Thank you so very much for taking your time out and post your insightful feedback.
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I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but having listened to the recording, the lady seems to be pronouncing "issue" as "iss-ue", rather than more normal [to me, anyway] "ish-ue". One hears it pronounced both ways in the UK
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Exactly, that’s what I am looking for. Excellent!

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[emsr2d2]

I associate the pronunciation of the sibilant double s sound with the older generation and the upper classes. My grandfather always pronounced it "properly" (his word!) as "iss-you" - he was a relatively well-educated man born in 1921. Everyone I know pronounces it "ish-oo".

 

[5jj]

Everyone I know pronounces it "ish-oo".

Pleb!