Hi everyone,
I'm French and I'd like to know how to pronouce the word "Carnegie".
Is it [Carneguee] or more like [Carnedjee]?
Many thanks
2007-04-13 04:55:03 · 15 answers · asked by leftyrealtiger 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It surprises me because you don't seem to all agree on that, so is it possible that the two pronunciations are good? I don't think so, but... Learning English can be sometimes easy, but learning to speak is much tougher!
2007-04-13 05:04:28 · update #1
Salut leftyrealtiger,
It varies: [kärnĕg'ē] or [kär'nəgē]
Click on the link for an audio file:
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Carnegie&x=11&y=14
A plus!
2007-04-13 05:03:01 · answer #1 · answered by اري 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is pronounced car na gee with the emphasis on the last syllable. The "e" in the middle takes a short sound like an "a".
2007-04-13 12:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by don n 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've heard it pronounced car-neh-gee and car-nee-gee. The G is always hard as in the French Guillaume
2007-04-13 12:05:52 · answer #3 · answered by reniannen 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Car-knee-gee. Stress on the knee.
2007-04-13 13:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is pronounced "Car ne gee" with the "ne" rhyming with French "c'est." Stress on the "ne." The g is hard, as in goose.
2007-04-13 15:41:18 · answer #5 · answered by Ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Car- Nee- gee
2007-04-13 12:41:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always pronounced it Car-NEE-ghee
Emphasis on the middle syllable
"G" is hard, as in "got"
middle and end syllable to rhyme with "see"
2007-04-13 12:08:45 · answer #7 · answered by chip2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be a US/UK pronunciation thing
car-nay-gee.......US
car-knee-gee.....UK
Here in NZ we normally use the "knee" pronunciation.
My 2 cents
2007-04-13 13:02:12 · answer #8 · answered by Murray H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most people have taken to pronouncing it "CAR-nuh-gee", however the original pronunciation is "Car-NAY-gee".
2007-04-13 12:00:47 · answer #9 · answered by Chris J 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It is Car-Knee- Gee, gee should be pronounced to rhyme with Me.
2007-04-13 11:58:14 · answer #10 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋