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Military / Defense / pronunciation | | English term or phrase: semper fi | The phrase is short for the latin "semper fidelis".
I know how to pronounce the complete. On semper fi, what is the correct pronunciation of "fi", not the common. The correct. |
| | | English translation:[fai] as in fry | Explanation:
That's how US Marines pronounce it. If by "correct pronunciation" you mean the Latin pronunciation, I really don't know.
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As far as I know, the expression is not normally abbreviated. It's abbreviated by Marines and perhaps by other groups outside the US. |
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Kim Metzger
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