An NPR reporter pronounced mandate that way, three times in one story: “mandit,” or \ ˈman-dət \.
Perhaps modeled on \ ˈman-də-ˌtȯr-ē \?
Reader, have you heard this pronunciation?
Monday, December 13, 2021
“Mandit”?
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Never heard that, no.
ReplyDeleteNo, but I'll keep an ear out.
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