What’s the pronunciation of massacre?
Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of ‘massacre‘: Break ‘massacre‘ down into sounds: [MAS] + [UH] + [KUH] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying ‘massacre‘ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.
What is the meaning of massacre?
1 : the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty witnessed the massacre of a boatload of refugees. 2 : a cruel or wanton (see wanton entry 1 sense 1a) murder.
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.