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 is referred to as “hump day.”
That means we’ve made it “over the hump”
and the weekend is in sight.
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.
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/
jose says
thanks
Eva Easton says
Thank you, Jose.
Eva