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This dictionary shows pronunciations used by
speakers of the most common American English
dialects. Sometimes more than one pronunciation
is shown. For example, many Americans say the
first vowel in data as /eI/, while many others say
this vowel as /{/. We show data as /'deIÔ@, 'd{Ô@/.
This means that both pronunciations are possible
and are commonly used by educated speakers.
We have not, however, shown all American dialects
and all possible pronunciations. For example, news is
shown only as /nuz/ even though a few Americans
might pronounce this word as /nyuz/. In words like
caught and dog we show the vowel /O/, but many
speakers use the vowel /A/ in place of...
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Longman Dictionary of American English, 4th Edition [2008]