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chesnutt

English translation: Actually...

07:43 Aug 27, 2002
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: chesnutt
how to pronounce? thanks
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Selected answer:Actually...
Explanation:
You have a spelling problem: it should be written chestnut. Some people pronounce the word "chessnut", but standard UK and US English likes to hear the "t" in the middle.
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Arthur Borges
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Local time: 06:41
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4 +2Actually...
Arthur Borges
4ches'nut or chestnut
Marion Burns


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Actually...


Explanation:
You have a spelling problem: it should be written chestnut. Some people pronounce the word "chessnut", but standard UK and US English likes to hear the "t" in the middle.

Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 06:41
PRO pts in pair: 23
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neutral  jccantrell: rarely if ever heard the 't' in the US, would consider it odd if I did.
6 hrs

agree  Marion Burns: see below
7 hrs

agree  RHELLER
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ches'nut or chestnut


Explanation:
In US English "ches'nut" sounds right, if you did pronounce the "t" it would be very soft, almost indistinguishable.

Marion Burns
United States
Local time: 18:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18
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