<<It's like kuh-NAIR-ee>>
Yeah, that's how I pronounce it.
Yeah, that's how I pronounce it.
"-ary" endings
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Sorry, the transcription I gave was that of my "cannery", not "canary".
"Canary" is /kIn"Eri/ as well.
"Canary" is /kIn"Eri/ as well.
<<and here's my father's pronunciation (he has a typical British accent though it's not RP)
secondary /"sEk@ndri/
stationary /"steiS@n@ri/
library /"laibri/ or /"laibr@ri/>>
My pronunciations agree with those of your father. Interesting that you have decided to reject his example. Incidentally, how do you and he pronounce "interesting"?
You mention that your father has a typical "British" accent without being RP. Apart from there being no typical British accent, you may be interested to learn that all non-NA native speakers of English of his era pronounce those words as he does. That's what they were all taught, by both parents and teachers.
secondary /"sEk@ndri/
stationary /"steiS@n@ri/
library /"laibri/ or /"laibr@ri/>>
My pronunciations agree with those of your father. Interesting that you have decided to reject his example. Incidentally, how do you and he pronounce "interesting"?
You mention that your father has a typical "British" accent without being RP. Apart from there being no typical British accent, you may be interested to learn that all non-NA native speakers of English of his era pronounce those words as he does. That's what they were all taught, by both parents and teachers.
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