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Common American pronunciation of \"applicable\" Trådens avsändare: Wolfgang Feichtlbauer
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Hi,
I had a tiresome conversation with a friend of mine the other night. He steadfastly argued that today most of the Americans put the stress in \"applicable\" on the second syllable (as the British):&-\'pli-k&-b&l
I disagreed and after promising to pay all of his drinks at New Year\'s Eve (if he were right), I had to resort to a couple of American English Dictionaries which ,thank God, accepted both versions.
So,which of the two pr... See more Hi,
I had a tiresome conversation with a friend of mine the other night. He steadfastly argued that today most of the Americans put the stress in \"applicable\" on the second syllable (as the British):&-\'pli-k&-b&l
I disagreed and after promising to pay all of his drinks at New Year\'s Eve (if he were right), I had to resort to a couple of American English Dictionaries which ,thank God, accepted both versions.
So,which of the two pronunciation habits is more popular among Americans today?
Thanks a lot for your help and Happy New Year!
wolfgang
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JCEC 
Kanada
Local time: 12:55
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| Sorry Wolfgang | Dec 31, 2002 |
I fear your friend may be right.
Judging by what I hear around me and on TV, Americans do seem to privilege the pronunciation with the stress on the second syllable.
http://www.yourdictionary.com gives two pronunciations, but the one you refute is mentioned first, which is usually an indication of the fact that it is the preferred one or the most popular.
It i... See more I fear your friend may be right.
Judging by what I hear around me and on TV, Americans do seem to privilege the pronunciation with the stress on the second syllable.
http://www.yourdictionary.com gives two pronunciations, but the one you refute is mentioned first, which is usually an indication of the fact that it is the preferred one or the most popular.
It is possible that people are gradually aligning themselves on the pronunciation of applicably and applicability which are both stressed on the same syllable.
Sorry,
John
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Kim Metzger
Mexiko
Local time: 10:55
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| I stress the first syllable | Dec 31, 2002 |
That was my first reaction and then I tested the other version and realized I had heard both pronunciations in the US. I would assume it\'s a regional issue.
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| first syllable | Dec 31, 2002 |
The usual pronunciation is on the first syllable. Both are correct. Both are used.
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Chinoise
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| Yes, the 1st syllable ! | Dec 31, 2002 |
Yes, the stress should be put on the first syllable.
Betty
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| From an East Coaster | Dec 31, 2002 |
Hi, I\'m from the Eastern seaboard (born in Connecticut, raised in the Washington DC area and went to college in North Carolina): I have always placed the accent on the first syllable. Perhaps it is regional, as some have noted, but the people I know say \"APP licable\" (like \"APP lication\").
Webster\'s cites this pronunciation FIRST, then noting \"often a plik\' able\" as the second choice.
At this point, I say you each pay for your own drinks. Happy New Year  ... See more Hi, I\'m from the Eastern seaboard (born in Connecticut, raised in the Washington DC area and went to college in North Carolina): I have always placed the accent on the first syllable. Perhaps it is regional, as some have noted, but the people I know say \"APP licable\" (like \"APP lication\").
Webster\'s cites this pronunciation FIRST, then noting \"often a plik\' able\" as the second choice.
At this point, I say you each pay for your own drinks. Happy New Year
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Sorry that you had such a tiresome conversation about what I consider to be a minor issue...
In the states there\'s no real line to make the determination of which pronunciation to use. It sometimes depends on where you live because a southerner with a real, southern accent is most likely to stress the 1st syllable.
Personally, I mostly hear &-plik\'-&-b&l with the stress on the 2nd syllable as your friend mentioned. You hear it this way mos... See more Sorry that you had such a tiresome conversation about what I consider to be a minor issue...
In the states there\'s no real line to make the determination of which pronunciation to use. It sometimes depends on where you live because a southerner with a real, southern accent is most likely to stress the 1st syllable.
Personally, I mostly hear &-plik\'-&-b&l with the stress on the 2nd syllable as your friend mentioned. You hear it this way mostly from people that are well educated (or are at least trying to appear intelligent). In general, however, lots people stress the 1st syllable (like with \"application\" , and it\'s no more common and no less intelligent-sounding than the other pronunciation.
I usually find myself stressing the 1st syllable when \"applicable\" stands alone. For example, on an application you sometimes have to fill in \"n/a\" for \"not applicable\". In that case I stress the 1st syllable, but if it appears in a sentence like \"that\'s not applicable in this situation\" then I stress the 2nd syllable because it makes the sentence roll off of the tongue better. That\'s just my own take on it... ▲ Collapse
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Rick Henry
USA
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| You'll hear both. | Dec 31, 2002 |
If you listen to the news broadcasts, you\'ll hear both pronunciations, with no preference for one or the other.
R.
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On 2002-12-31 14:48, Banskarnie wrote:
Hi,
I had a tiresome conversation with a friend of mine the other night. He steadfastly argued that today most of the Americans put the stress in \"applicable\" on the second syllable (as the British):&-\'pli
... See more If you listen to the news broadcasts, you\'ll hear both pronunciations, with no preference for one or the other.
R.
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On 2002-12-31 14:48, Banskarnie wrote:
Hi,
I had a tiresome conversation with a friend of mine the other night. He steadfastly argued that today most of the Americans put the stress in \"applicable\" on the second syllable (as the British):&-\'pli-k&-b&l
I disagreed and after promising to pay all of his drinks at New Year\'s Eve (if he were right), I had to resort to a couple of American English Dictionaries which ,thank God, accepted both versions.
So,which of the two pronunciation habits is more popular among Americans today?
Thanks a lot for your help and Happy New Year!
wolfgang
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You have to pay for each others drinks. Happy new year.
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Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 18:55
Medlem (2004)
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| Have a happy New Year | Dec 31, 2002 |
I am from upper New York state, and I pronounce it with the accent on the second syllable, just like the rest of my family and most friends. However, both pronunciations are common. I hear both of them all the time.
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charlesink
Local time: 13:55
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| really tiresome!!! | Dec 31, 2002 |
Really tiresome!!
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tazdog (X)
Spanien
Local time: 18:55
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I\'m from Cleveland, Ohio, and I put the stress on the second syllable. However, like several others have mentioned, I have heard it both ways, so many times that I couldn\'t even tell you which version I\'ve heard more often.
Happy New Year, everyone.
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Jack Doughty
Storbritannien
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In memoriam
Would a cable laid in The Big Apple be called an appliCAble?
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| Thank you ........ | Jan 1, 2003 |
Thank you once again for your help, would have gone bankrupt yesterday...
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| Another Clevelander | Jan 1, 2003 |
LOL I\'m from Cleveland and I put the stress on the first syllable! But I spent a lot of time on the East Coast, that might be why.
It\'s so hard to say \"most\" people do or don\'t do a certain thing when there are two pronunciations - although I know the fact that I say antiBEEotics instead of antiBYotics is a little weird. Don\'t know where I picked it up but my husband said the same thing his whole life and we are both from Cleveland.
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