WTN: How do you say “succinct”?

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James Harbeck

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May 3, 2022, 12:23:39 AM5/3/22
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How do you say “succinct”?

My latest article for The Week looks at a divide that not everyone is even aware is a divide: how people say the word succinct – and a few other cc words such as flaccid and accessory… and why there would be any divergence on the subject at all.

A succinct but not flaccid examination of English pronunciation



Ciao, James.

Please send comments, replies, and suggestions for words to taste to me to ja...@harbeck.ca.

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