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suhann
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greetings!

how do you pronounce the word "ingenuity"?

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suhann wrote:how do you pronounce the word "ingenuity"?
Approximately...

IN-JU-NEW-I-TEE
IN-JU-NOO-I-TEE (AmE)

Stress on 3rd syllable.
Syllables 2 and 4 are really the schwah sound.
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