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Apparently, triage, a word I had heretofore only seen in writing, is pronounced “tree-AHZH”. I had always assumed it was “TRY-idge”.

Date: Monday, 14 June 2010 16:01 (UTC)
From: [personal profile] xaea
yeah, i actually just heard that word over the phone today! :^)

Date: Monday, 14 June 2010 19:08 (UTC)
pseudomonas: per bend sinister azure and or a chameleon counterchanged (Default)
From: [personal profile] pseudomonas
I think of it having the stress on the first syllable.

Date: Monday, 14 June 2010 20:48 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] janinedog
Me too.

Date: Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:36 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] green_knight
Whereas I've always looked at it as a French loanword and would never have thought to pronounce it in any other way.

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