Learn How to Pronounce WEDNESDAY Correctly!
Learn how to pronounce Wednesday correctly by understanding the syllables.
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The word Wednesday is made up of 2 syllables.
Stress the 1st syllable.
It’s pronounced WENS◦day
Note: WENS◦day not WED◦nes◦day
In the picture we see a wooden statue of Woden or Odin.
The sentence reads: Wednesday (Wōden’s Day) is named after Wōden or Odin, a revered god in Germanic and Norse mythology.
Now you know how to pronounce Wednesday correctly, be careful the next time you need to use the word. Remember this lesson and say it correctly.
Examples of Wednesday from news items:
Election workers across the state, and employees temporarily reassigned from other county departments, are toiling away through the weekend to meet the Wednesday deadline for completing the recount.
Source: The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/georgia-election-recount/2020/11/14/7fc1c82e-25c9-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html
He said in Wednesday’s virtual interview from Rome, where WFP is based, that while famine was averted this year, the number of people facing crisis levels of hunger is increasing toward 270 million.
Source: Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/nobel-un-agency-warns-2021-is-going-to-be-worse-than-2020/
A bird flu prevention zone was declared across Britain on Wednesday after the discovery of the disease there.
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-54942478
The troupe did 10 performances on Tuesday and another 10 on Wednesday, each an original that differed from the others
Source: The Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/14/ap-photos-sidelined-czech-performers-serve-take-ou/
Wednesday’s high-profile meeting with tech CEOs comes on the heels of major cyberattacks against US government agencies and energy infrastructure like the Colonial Pipeline.
Source: The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/25/22642054/apple-amazon-google-microsoft-cybersecurity-billions
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