How do you pronounce Elementary?
How do you say the word elementary? If you’re like most Americans, you pronounce it like documentary or complimentary just like Merriam-Webster suggests. But here in Upstate NY, people pronounce it differently. In Upstate, elementary rhymes with fragmentary.
How do British say elementary school?
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British Vs. American English: School Terminology.
| British English (BrE) | American English (AmE) |
|---|---|
| Primary school | Elementary school |
| Pupil | Student |
| Read a subject | Major in a subject |
| Reception year | Pre-kindergarten, pre-K |
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What is elementary in American English?
Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in British and American English.
American and British English – Vocabulary – A – M.
| American English | British English |
|---|---|
| A | |
| elementary school grade school | primary school |
| elevator | lift |
| eraser | rubber |
Is the T silent in exactly?
When the T and D sounds come between two other consonant sounds, many Americans will drop them. But when we add the -ly ending, it now comes between two consonants. You’ll hear a lot of native speakers say ‘exactly‘, with no T sound. Exactly, exactly.