Abood IELTS
Word "bronchi" in American and British English

Today I learned new word " bronchi" >>> congratulation

But I found two pronounce in this website 

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/bronchi

website tell me in American pronounce as brong´ki  

which end with ki 

And in British pronounce as  brong kaɪ

In Cambridge website

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bronchus

both in American and British read it brong kaɪ

which one is correct?




Jun 2, 2016 10:29 AM
Comments · 7
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Hi Abdullah,


As Muhammad just said, they are both correct.


You can choose either pronunciation and that, depends on where you think you will be using your English.


If you see yourself working in the US one day, you might want to learn the American pronunciation and the other way round.


Or for now, you can pick the pronunciation you like most and then change if the need should arise !


Hope this helps !

June 2, 2016
1

This is one of several differences between British and American pronunciation. With prefixes of a Classical origin ending in 'i', the standard British pronunciation is 'ee', while the standard US pronunciation is 'eye'.

 

For example, the very common prefix 'anti', meaning 'against', is pronounced 'ant-ee' by by speakers of British English and 'ant-eye' by speakers of US English.

 

Both are equally correct, and, providing you are consistent, it doesn't matter which you use.

June 3, 2016
1

Hey Muhammad Alden 

Thanks lots  for answering 

 

June 2, 2016
1

Hey fella! It works either way 

At the biology class, our teacher is a native English speaker, he's Irish btw, he pronounced it "Brong Kai"

No worries dude, it's just the accent!

I hope that helps :D

June 2, 2016
thanks lots Su.Ki.
June 5, 2016
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