How do Brits say Wednesday?

Below is the UK transcription for 'Wednesday': Modern IPA: wɛ́nzdɛj. Traditional IPA: ˈwenzdeɪ 2 syllables: "WENZ" + "day"
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Is it pronounced Wednesday or wensday?

Wednesday was named after the Germanic god “Woden” (or “Wotan”). Almost no one pronounces this word's middle syllable distinctly, but it's important to remember the correct spelling in writing.
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How do you British people say the days of the week?

Here are the seven days of the week in English with the pronunciation:
  1. ⦿ Monday – /'mun.dei/
  2. ⦿ Tuesday – /'tiu:z.dei/
  3. ⦿ Wednesday – /'wenz.dei/
  4. ⦿ Thursday – /'thurz.dei/
  5. ⦿ Friday – /'frai.dei/
  6. ⦿ Saturday – /'sa.ta.dei/
  7. ⦿ Sunday – /'sun.dei/
  8. – I work from Monday to Friday. I'm free on Saturday and Sunday.
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Is the d silent in Wednesday?

There is a silent “d” in the word “Wednesday” .
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Why is Wednesday mispronounced?

As Wōdnesdæg moved from Old English to Middle English, its spelling changed. It became "Wednesdei" and the "d" remained, even as the word morphed into "Wednesday." Wednesday is just one example of words — like February and ptarmigan — where letters appear in a word's spelling but not in its pronunciation.
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Is R silent in February?

While "Feb-RU-ary" is still considered the standard pronunciation, most dictionaries recognize the pronunciation of February without the first "r" ("Feb-U-ary") as an acceptable variant.
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Why is Wednesday called budhwar?

In most of the languages of India, the word for Wednesday is Budhavāra — vāra meaning 'day' and Budha being the planet Mercury.
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Why is there ad in fridge but not in refrigerator?

As a general rule, a G at the end of a word sounds like the G in flag and hog. Anywhere else in a word, it can sound like either gesture or forget. The G in refrigerator follows this rule. If we shortened refrigerator to fridge we're left with F-R-I-G.
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How do you say Tuesday in British English?

Break 'tuesday' down into sounds: [TYOOZ] + [DAY] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
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Below is the UK transcription for 'tuesday':
  1. Modern IPA: tjʉ́wzdɛj.
  2. Traditional IPA: ˈtjuːzdeɪ
  3. 2 syllables: "TYOOZ" + "day"
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How do Scottish people pronounce Wednesday?

Member. I tend to pronounce it "Weddensday" which is not uncommon here in Scotland.
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How do Brits say good morning?

Bore da (bore-eh-dah) - Good Morning.
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How do the British spell poop?

noun (used with a plural verb)Chiefly British. feces.
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Do you pronounce the D in Sandwich?

In the word 'sandwich', if you looked that up in the dictionary, you WOULD see the D sound. But it's actually never pronounced that way. So Wednesday, Handsome: the dictionary says no D. But 'Sandwich', the dictionary does say D but it hasn't caught up with the actual habits of how we speak.
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How do you spell February in England?

Spelling of February: February is spelled F-e-b-r-u-a-r-y. The “f” should always be capitalized because it is the name of a month. Definition of February: February is the second month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars; it is the month immediately after January, which is the first month of the year.
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How do you spell February in Australia?

And it's the same with “February”. That's too hard to say. So, we often just shorten it to, “Feb-u-ree”, “Feb-u-ree”. “Feb-u-ree”.
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