Pronunciation of Directory

[Akira Norimaki]

What's the most common pronunciation of "directory"?

I always said "d-eye-rectory" but I'm thinking it's more common
"d-ee-rectory". I have to change my habit?

The odd thing is that I usually say "d-ee-rector" and not
"d-eye-rector", I don't really know where I took that habit. LOL.

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[Akira Norimaki]

On 25/01/2011 20:17, Akira Norimaki wrote:
> What's the most common pronunciation of "directory"?
>
> I always said "d-eye-rectory" but I'm thinking it's more common
> "d-ee-rectory". I have to change my habit?

The double-e isn't the right pronunciation, LOL, I know. I mean "i" as
it sounds in "did".

[Lorents]

Akira Norimaki wrote:
> What's the most common pronunciation of "directory"?
>
> I always said "d-eye-rectory" but I'm thinking it's more common
> "d-ee-rectory". I have to change my habit?
>
> The odd thing is that I usually say "d-ee-rector" and not
> "d-eye-rector", I don't really know where I took that habit. LOL.

Both the pronunciations you mentioned are possible. Difficult to say which
is more common.
My trusty Longman pronunciation dictionary by JC Wells is silent about poll
preferences for these two words.
Anyhow, the "main" British RP pronunciations are the ones with the "dye"
(or, alternatively, "dire") sounds.

[Akira Norimaki]

On 27/01/2011 00:28, Lorents wrote:
> Both the pronunciations you mentioned are possible. Difficult to say which
> is more common.

I know I was joking about the [wrong] habit. :)

> Anyhow, the "main" British RP pronunciations are the ones with the "dye"
> (or, alternatively, "dire") sounds.

I keep watching American telly - :P - but I still speaking Brit, that's
really odd.

Just kidding, natch. Thanks mate.

[Joey from NY]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:17:01 -0500, Akira Norimaki wrote
(in article <ihn7j...@news6.newsguy.com>):

> What's the most common pronunciation of "directory"?
>
> I always said "d-eye-rectory" but I'm thinking it's more common
> "d-ee-rectory". I have to change my habit?
>
> The odd thing is that I usually say "d-ee-rector" and not
> "d-eye-rector", I don't really know where I took that habit. LOL.
>
>

The standard AE pronunciation uses a short vowel in the first syllable,
neither ee nor eye.

Take the last syllable of 'raider" (-der) and use is as the first
(unstressed) syllable of directory.

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Joey from NY

[Lem Novantotto]

Akira Norimaki ha scritto:

> What's the most common pronunciation of "directory"?
>
> I always said "d-eye-rectory" but I'm thinking it's more common
> "d-ee-rectory". I have to change my habit?
>
> The odd thing is that I usually say "d-ee-rector" and not
> "d-eye-rector", I don't really know where I took that habit. LOL.

Gordian knots.
That's why Bill invented "folders". ;)))))
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[Army1987]

On Jan 25, 7:17 pm, Akira Norimaki <sutter.c...@rx78.org> wrote:
> What's the most common pronunciation of "directory"?
>
> I always said "d-eye-rectory" but I'm thinking it's more common
> "d-ee-rectory". I have to change my habit?

I guess that might be a Leftpondia/Rightpondia thing?

[ADPUF]

Lorents, 00:28, giovedì 27 gennaio 2011:

My old dict. says di- has a short I , so di'rectory, not
dai'rectory

~~~
How do you say "possession", and similar words?

I thought it was like in Italian, until I heard it today.

Z, not S.

I hope I will remember that.

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