Succinct

10:32 am May 8th, 2006




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Succinct

As a reward for your patience over the weekend, especially to all of you who are back to the grind today, today's pronunciation poll comes with a bonus question!

Poll #724758 Succinct
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 113

Which of the following best reflects how you pronounce the word 'succinct'?

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suck-SINKT
34 (30.6%)
sus-SINKT
56 (50.5%)
I use both these pronunciations
17 (15.3%)
Other (specify)
4 (3.6%)

Which of the following best reflects how you pronounce the word 'flaccid'?

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FLACK-sid
6 (5.4%)
FLASS-sid
98 (87.5%)
I use both these pronunciations
4 (3.6%)
Other (specify)
4 (3.6%)

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	From: marnanel	Date: May 8th, 2006 02:36 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I would *like* to say "flack-sid", because it's regular, but nobody would understand me.

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	From: ladyiolanthe	Date: May 8th, 2006 02:57 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oops, I may have clicked on the wrong radio button by accident. I pronounce them sus-SINKT and FLASS-id.

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	From: marnanel	Date: May 8th, 2006 02:58 pm (UTC)		(Link)

http://www.livejournal.com/poll/?id=724758&mode=enter

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	From: forthright	Date: May 8th, 2006 03:04 pm (UTC)		(Link)

No problem, you can always fix a poll by clicking on the "Poll #XXXXXX" link, then click on "Fill Out Poll", then put in your actual answer.

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	From: forthright	Date: May 8th, 2006 03:04 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Or you could just follow the link

marnanel gave in his comment below, which I just saw.

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	From: firinel	Date: May 8th, 2006 04:56 pm (UTC)		(Link)

suh-sinkt (equal stress) and fla-ssid (again, equal stress).

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	From: eytan_bernstein	Date: May 9th, 2006 09:44 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I prounounce them the same way, with equal stress on both, but without the double "ss" sound that would be suhss-sinkt or flass-ssid (excuse my ignorance concerning the proper sound spellings).

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	From: soulchanger	Date: May 8th, 2006 07:50 pm (UTC)		(Link)

When I saw the title, I went, "suck-SINKT" in my mind, but I recognize that I usually use sus-SINKT because I speak too quickly to pronounce extra stuff.

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	From: mousme	Date: May 9th, 2006 03:57 am (UTC)		(Link)

This is because I'm a weird Francophone, no doubt, but I pronounce it "suck-SINT." The "c" is silent in my world, and offhand I believe it might not even exist in French.

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	From: owlfish	Date: May 9th, 2006 04:41 am (UTC)		(Link)

FLA-sid

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	From: ymf	Date: May 9th, 2006 07:04 am (UTC)		(Link)

fla-SSID

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