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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:09 PM
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Dumb question! How exactly is avatar pronounced? Where is the emphasis?
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:10 PM
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1. First syllable
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:11 PM
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2. 'a-v&-"tär
That's the pronounciation key from m-w.com
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:11 PM
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3. a vatter
just kidding

have a tar!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:12 PM
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5. I thought so. Thanks!
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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:11 PM
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4. Av-a-tar
Emphasis on the AV

Short "a" in first two "a"s with the third "a" pronounced as in "father."
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:12 PM
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6. Thanks!
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:13 PM
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7. ham'-ster
:evilgrin:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:15 PM
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9. Exactly what I thought!
:spank:
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yewberry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 02:14 PM
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8. Dumb answer!
av' uh tär

emphasis on first syllable.

I thought I had a "schwa" symbol around here somewhere, but I can't find it. Huh.
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