[General] Pronunciation of "Memo""

[Williamyh]

Hi Everyone,

I'd like to know how do you pronounce the word "Memo", please don't ask me to search it in dictionaries as I have many dictionaries, I just want to know what you say, you can express it in phonetic symbols, thanks.

WYH

 

[xpert]

/ˈmem əʊ/

 

[raindoctor]

What's your problem with dictionaries? If a dictionary offers various pronunciations for some word in American English, yes, you need to know which is prominent and where.

memo is straight forward:ˈmɛmoʊ

If you want reliable source for american pronunciations, check Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

This MW dictionary is better than others.

 

[Linguist__]

I think Williamyh's interest is in the variation of pronunciation. He probably hears a word pronounced in a strange way on tv/radio/internet and it sparks an interest.

My pronunciation isn't much different - Scottish English lacks variety of diphthongs compared to English English. - ['mɛmo]

 

[Williamyh]

I think Williamyh's interest is in the variation of pronunciation. He probably hears a word pronounced in a strange way on tv/radio/internet and it sparks an interest.

My pronunciation isn't much different - Scottish English lacks variety of diphthongs compared to English English. - ['mɛmo]

In my country, most people would pronounce [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ˈ[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]miːmo[/FONT][/FONT], do you think this is a common pronunciation?

 

[Linguist__]

In my country, most people would pronounce [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ˈ[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]miːmo[/FONT][/FONT], do you think this is a common pronunciation?

Not among native speakers, no.

 

[Williamyh]

Not among native speakers, no.

So most of native speakers would pronounce 'me or 'mɛ, right?

 

[Linguist__]

So most of native speakers would pronounce 'me or 'mɛ, right?

Right. I think the sounds /ɛ/ and /e/ are the same thing, just different systems of phonetic script. I'll actually start a thread about that to find out....

 

[Raymott]

In my country, most people would pronounce [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ˈ[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]miːmo[/FONT][/FONT], do you think this is a common pronunciation?

It is used, but perhaps not as commonly as in Outer Space if, as you say, that is the majority pronunciation there. Is English native in O.S?