rookie Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 What is the correct pronunciation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertDweller Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 o-she-aw-nuh long o as in hope, aw like the word awe with the accent on the aw At least that's how we've always said it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Well see now, I say Oh-she-an(like the word "an")-ia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 [url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Oceania][/url]I had to check myself. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Oceania There is an audio file of the pronunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneC Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Living in the region we say "oh-she-ah-nee-uh" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I don't. I've always heard "Oh-she-ah-nah." Not sure where the "i" went, but it went! :confused: Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I don't. I've always heard "Oh-she-ah-nah." Not sure where the "i" went, but it went! :confused: Rosie It left with the spoken version of "1984". a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I'm with Anne in Australia - "oh-she-ah-nee-uh". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Living in the region we say "oh-she-ah-nee-uh" Yup, Im with Anne. But of course Americans have to do it with their natural accent anyway. But I dont think the "awe" bit sounds right at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) Living in the region we say "oh-she-ah-nee-uh" Everyone I know says it that way. If people want to say it different, that's fine with me. What is really annoying is when people pronounce Antarctica without the c. Edited January 10, 2010 by Hotdrink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Living in the region we say "oh-she-ah-nee-uh" Yes, that's what we say too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Everyone I know says it that way. If people want to say it different, that's fine with me. What is really annoying is when people pronounce Antarctica without the c. which 'c' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 which 'c' ? I hear it with the first c missing alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I hear it with the first c missing alot. :rolleyes: I am guilty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Antartica. I have a thing about it :glare: You wouldn't say the Artic (or maybe some people do? maybe there's a good reason for it? Nah, if you disagree with me you are patently wrong :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Antartica. I have a thing about it :glare: You wouldn't say the Artic (or maybe some people do? maybe there's a good reason for it? Nah, if you disagree with me you are patently wrong :lol:) There is an alcoholic drink in the US named Artic. It was on the market for some time before anyone had the guts to point out that the marketing folks had misspelled "Arctic", which was how they were pronouncing it, and what they had intended to name it... a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 See, now I hear people pronounce Antarctica without the first t all.the.time. Anarctica. :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 See, now I hear people pronounce Antarctica without the first t all.the.time.Anarctica. :willy_nilly: Huh? That's definitely worse than me dropping the "i" in Oceania. Geez. I'm going to have to practice now. How am I going to practice when I rarely have need to use the word? :confused: Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 See, now I hear people pronounce Antarctica without the first t all.the.time.Anarctica. :willy_nilly: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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