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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually pronounced" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the correct way to say a word or phrase, often in the context of clarifying pronunciation.
Example: "Many people mispronounce the name 'Niamh,' but it is actually pronounced 'Neev.'"
Alternatives: "correctly articulated" or "properly pronounced".
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There's also some controversy (or should that be contro-versy) as to how gif is actually pronounced.
Re-organise the office space in accordance with the principles of the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui – actually pronounced "FUNG – SHWAY".
Especially when it's mispronounced using the popular but incorrect single-syllabic form, rhyming it with "porch" (it's actually pronounced "Por-sha," and don't get it wrong if you wish to be taken seriously in the car world).
3.54am: "How is GB GB GB! actually pronounced?" asks Peter Roy. "Is it in a deep booming voice with a pause between each GB similar to the USA, USA, USA?
"Actually," Ms. Oteri said with a hint of embarrassment, "it's short for Cheryl, and the last name is actually pronounced o-TEE-ree, so it doesn't rhyme at all".
On the other hand, some of the court's language is quite broad, and the United States Trustee – the government watchdog in bankruptcy cases – is arguing in the Delaware cases that the language shows that the Supreme Court actually pronounced a broad rule against "fees for fees".
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Word she actually pronounces with a Russian accent: hoodie.
If you listen carefully, Obama actually pronounces it "aksk".
But above all, accents somehow provide meaning beyond the words they actually pronounce.
But as he became the talk of the Premier League, there seemed to be some confusion over how to actually pronounce the Belgian born forward's name, who inherited his exotic surname from his Kosovo-Albanian parents.
You should actually pronounce synecdoche a little like the town in upstate New York, Schenectady, which is where the film takes place (one of those smart/annoying touches typical of writer-director Charlie Kaufman).
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