I wonder how an American pronounces…
Wednesday
/ˈwɛnz–dey/
Wednesday
/ˈwɛnz–dey/
Wednesday is named for the Germanic god, Woden.
That’s why it’s spelled with a d.
However, we don’t pronounce the written d.
Wednesday
/ˈwɛnz–dey/
Wednesday is the middle of the work week.
Wednesday
/ˈwɛnz–dey/
Wednesday is referred to as “hump day.”
That means we’ve made it “over the hump”
and the weekend is in sight.
Wednesday
/ˈwɛnz–dey/
Wednesday, hump day, is symbolized
by a camel because a camel has a hump.
Wednesday
/ˈwɛnz–dey/
My birthday falls on a Wednesday this year.
Wednesdays
/ˈwɛnz–deyz/
I especially like Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays because I go swimming on those days.
Note
More Words with Silent D
handkerchief … handsome … sandwich … ma’am
/ˈhæn-kɚ-t͡ʃɪf/ … /ˈhæn-səm/ … /ˈsæn-wɪt͡ʃ/ .. /mæm/
supposed to
/sə-ˈpow-stə/
It’s supposed to rain tonight.
/ɪt-sə-ˈpow–stə-reyn-tə-ˈnayt/
used to
/ˈyuw-stə/
I used to live in Indiana, but now I live in New York.
/a-ˈyuw–stə-lɪ-vɪ-nɪn-di-ˈyæ-nə-bət-na-way-ˈlɪ-vɪn-nuw-ˈyɔ-ɚk/
In the following words, we don’t hear a /d/ sound.
Written dj and dg combine to make a new sound: /d͡ʒ/
adjective … adjunct … adjust … adjacent
/ˈæ-d͡ʒə-tɪv/ … /ˈæ-d͡ʒəkt/ … /ə-ˈd͡ʒəst/ … /ə-ˈd͡ʒey-sɪnt//
badge … edge … hedge … pledge … ledge … wedge
/bæd͡ʒ/ … /ɛd͡ʒ/ … /hɛd͡ʒ/ … /plɛd͡ʒ/ … /lɛd͡ʒ/ … /wed͡ʒ/
ridge … bridge … fridge … porridge … fidget … widget
/rɪd͡ʒ/ … /brɪd͡ʒ/ … /frɪd͡ʒ/ … ˈpɔ-rɪd͡ʒ/ … /ˈfɪ-d͡ʒit/ … /ˈwɪ-d͡ʒɪt/
knowledge … lodge … dodge
/ˈnɑ-lɪd͡ʒ/ … /lɑd͡ʒ/ … /dɑd͡ʒ/
budge … drudge … grudge … judge … nudge
/bəd͡ʒ/ … /drəd͡ʒ/ … /grəd͡ʒ/ … /d͡ʒəd͡ʒ/ … /nəd͡ʒ/
