Are there different ways to pronounce controversial?
As for the adjective “controversial,” you can’t go wrong here. It has two pronunciations in American English. Interestingly, the Oxford English Dictionary’s entry for the word lists only one pronunciation: con-truh-VUR-shul.
How do the British pronounce controversy?
Three quarters of Britons taking part say “conTROversy”, with the emphasis on the middle syllable, rather than the previously conventional “CONtroversy”. – “garage”, which Britons are more likely to pronounce as “garridge”, over “garaarge”, which is universal in the US.
How do you say controversial in America?
What does the word controversial mean?
: relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement, or argument : likely to produce controversy. See the full definition for controversial in the English Language Learners Dictionary. controversial. adjective.