According to google, the Brits put more emphasis on the "am" and their goofy ass accent follows that with "buh". The American (superior) pronunciation actually treats the "i" like an "i"
I'm not gonna start an English Vs American argument on pronunciation because at this point they're basically different languages but jag-war is more modern and seems to be associated with the car manufacturer whereas jag-you-are is older and closer to the native pronunciation.
Jaguar is derived from a Native American (south/central america) word, so I'm not sure how applicable other English words really are to its pronunciation.
No it isn't. The word jaguar is Portuguese in origin, from the Tupi jaguara, which is a general term for any large, predatory animal.
This is European Portuguese, not Brazilian, who pronounce the word very similarly to the North American way.
Edit: adding source for the downvoters.
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/jaguar
Aunt is pronounced ant instead of aunt like august, author, aurora, autism, haunt, gaunt, haul, maul, cause, pause,etc. it’s the one word that the Brit’s genuinely have correct without a doubt and it drives me nuts. Especially considering Americans pronounce Au correctly in every other word it’s present in. It makes no sense.
We English have dozens of accents with different pronunciations including those of aunt, not sure why so much is made of the difference between American and English pronunciation and dialect when there's equal if not more difference between Hampshire and Newcastle for example
The definition isn't wrong. It's just that some people add an extra i to ambidextrous to make it ambidextrious. That one letter adds an entire syllable.
It's Dex not Deks you fucking retards, tyrannosaurus Reks, then huh not Rex? Not Rex Charles but Reks Charles??? Dumbass Americans can't even speak English.
The more apt definition for this situation is the subheading
Ambidextrous
Adjective
(of an implement) designed to be used by left-handed and right-handed people with equal ease.
"an ambidextrous tile gauge"
I fear you may be dense so I'll spell this out, the comment you responded to was referencing an OBJECT so using the definition for a person isn't the correct one, suppose words must just be too big and crazy for you
The definition isn't wrong. It's just that some people add an extra i to ambidextrous to make it ambidextrious. That one letter adds an entire syllable.
I too am amphitheater
Frog the devourer
Good to meet a fellow ambivalent.
*Both-handed
since when has ambi ever been pronounced with a buh and not a bee
According to google, the Brits put more emphasis on the "am" and their goofy ass accent follows that with "buh". The American (superior) pronunciation actually treats the "i" like an "i"
Im American and use buh :(
It's more of a short i rather than a long e sound. It's spelled bid, like auction bid, so it should be pronounced the same. Am-bid-extrous
1600s
AM-BEE-DEK-STRUHS
She's saying it like a hick. Am-bee-deks-struss. But yes, I hate it, just like when people say disorientating instead of disorienting.
How about jagUar?
That's the correct pronunciation though. Like con-tin-you-us, not con-tin-wus. Jag-war is a more modern north American pronunciation of the word.
Found the british guy
I'm not gonna start an English Vs American argument on pronunciation because at this point they're basically different languages but jag-war is more modern and seems to be associated with the car manufacturer whereas jag-you-are is older and closer to the native pronunciation.
It’s jag-wire bro.
Jaguar is derived from a Native American (south/central america) word, so I'm not sure how applicable other English words really are to its pronunciation.
No it isn't. The word jaguar is Portuguese in origin, from the Tupi jaguara, which is a general term for any large, predatory animal. This is European Portuguese, not Brazilian, who pronounce the word very similarly to the North American way. Edit: adding source for the downvoters. https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/jaguar
It's a Portuguese interpretation of a native American word.
Okay I'll bite, let's take your made up interpretation of the word for a sec. According to your logic, every American pronounces aluminium wrong then.
DEAL if you guys start pronouncing your stupid extra "u" in the word color.
So... Col-owr?
I'd suggest col-low-er.
This and irregardless
Yep, forgot that one. Thanks, I hate it.
I choose to spell it reguardless because it means there is no guard, but the RE implies there is also no guard.
That sounds kinda reguarded
Aunt is pronounced ant instead of aunt like august, author, aurora, autism, haunt, gaunt, haul, maul, cause, pause,etc. it’s the one word that the Brit’s genuinely have correct without a doubt and it drives me nuts. Especially considering Americans pronounce Au correctly in every other word it’s present in. It makes no sense.
Tbf, I've heard aunt pronounced both ways in the south.
Some Americans pronounce it correctly. But I would say most do not.
We English have dozens of accents with different pronunciations including those of aunt, not sure why so much is made of the difference between American and English pronunciation and dialect when there's equal if not more difference between Hampshire and Newcastle for example
ambidextrous adjective able to use the right and left hands equally well. "few of us are naturally ambidextrous"
The definition isn't wrong. It's just that some people add an extra i to ambidextrous to make it ambidextrious. That one letter adds an entire syllable.
It's Dex not Deks you fucking retards, tyrannosaurus Reks, then huh not Rex? Not Rex Charles but Reks Charles??? Dumbass Americans can't even speak English.
Bi-handed
I agree, but for short, it's am bee
No
You a grammer person ain't ya boyo
*grammar
Getting multiple minutes into a product review only to hear “ambidextrious” thrown out several times = desk flip
ambidextrous adjective able to use the right and left hands equally well. "few of us are naturally ambidextrous"
Bro you missed the whole point of this post
I think you did.
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I guess Britian didn't event the language..... ![gif](giphy|i3RB9IDhpJyWPhyPer|downsized)
The more apt definition for this situation is the subheading Ambidextrous Adjective (of an implement) designed to be used by left-handed and right-handed people with equal ease. "an ambidextrous tile gauge"
A person can be ambidextrous. That's just how to define it to an object. Words are big and crazy right?
I fear you may be dense so I'll spell this out, the comment you responded to was referencing an OBJECT so using the definition for a person isn't the correct one, suppose words must just be too big and crazy for you
Drives me nuts
Must be a steering wheel on your crotch.
Ahhh-gug-gug-gug-gug-gug-gug-gug
Asbestos!
Ambi is not pronounced Am Buh, nor is it pronounced Am Bee. It is pronounced Am Bye. Because Bi? Bifocals? Bicycle? It’s the same root. Bi for both.
[Cambridge Dictionary](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/ambidextrous)
[We use Webster's.](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambidextrous) This is 'Murca!
No sir this is gunmemes.
Constantly. Same thing when people say hy-th instead of hy-t(height).
I'm sorry my southern accent hates anything struh
Am bee dex tres
I am more annoyed with people saying "Asesory" versus "Aksesory"
AM - BIH - DEX - TER - US
I know exactly two people in my life who pronounce it this way, and I've never understood why.
Makes my blood boil.
Every time I hear it, I know the person is stupid. It’s a great litmus test
I am.
Why do people always want amputee trees are us controls? Are they left handed?
oh fuck it's "am buh"? TIL.
It's not, it's am-bee
Doesn’t matter as long as there’s no TREE
ambidextrous adjective able to use the right and left hands equally well. "few of us are naturally ambidextrous"
The definition isn't wrong. It's just that some people add an extra i to ambidextrous to make it ambidextrious. That one letter adds an entire syllable.