Compare: colleague – college

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I wonder how an American pronounces…

colleague … college
/ˈkɑ–liyg/ … /ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/

vowel sound /a/

 

colleagues
/ˈkɑ–liygz/

people we work with,
especially in a profession or business

 

colleague
/ˈkɑ–liyg/

Welcome to our new colleague.

 

colleague
/ˈkɑ–liyg/

This woman is having an online meeting
with a colleague in another country.

colleague
/ˈkɑ–liyg/

Our colleague is giving a presentation.

 

college
/ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/

a school you go to after high school,
where you can earn a bachelor’s degree

 

college
/ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/

They’re college graduates.  They just graduated
from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

 

college
/ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/

This is where I went to college
for my bachelor’s degree.

 

college … colleagues
/ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/ … /ˈkɑ–liygz/

I teach English at a college in the United States.
My colleagues are other English teachers.