To ask how you pronounce 'secretary'

[eslindanunez]

Is it secre-terry or sec-ret-tree?

First one. I'm Scottish too.

Scottish here I say sec-u-tarrrrrry

Sekretri

My husband says cuttle-rey. If I'd have realised beforehand I'd have never married him.

As long as it is not 'sekker-tree' it is ok by me.

I say a sort of hybrid between sekre-terry and sekre-tarry - not quite either (and I am one too!).

Cut-lerry!

I pronounce it sort of sec-ri-tray. Scottish if that makes a difference

Me too.

Sec-ri-tray also, and I'm also Scottish. Would say cutlery the same way as BlueSky above.

SEC-ruh-tree.
CUT-le-ree.
GARridj.
Sconn.

Secri-tree

Sec-re-tri

Do you pronounce the second 'e' in vegetables? My DM does and I'm sure she never used to. It's annoying.

I adore my dm but she says SEKKER-terry which drives me nuts, along with THEE-etter for theatre. (Sorry, mum)

SECK-re-tary
CUTT-le-ree
Veg-e-tables
Wed-ns-day
Jewel-ery (not joolery) - that one drives me insane)
(Garridj and Sconn too)
Fole-i-age (not fole-age)

SO many more

My DM also says Thee-etter. (She always insisted it was the correct pronunciation, but I'm not sure. Will have to look it up)

Sec-ruh-tree

Sec-reh-tary/terry

Cut-lehr-ee

But
Gah-rarge
Veg-tables
Wens-day
Scohn
Fo-lee-age
Thee-ah-ter

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/secretary

Poshness flattens some vowels to non existent

The second one is correct - you can listen to the pronunciation on the OED link I just posted.

I think the first way of saying it sounds a bit American

SECK-ruh-tree
CUTT-luh-ree
VEJ-tuh-buls
WENZ-day
GA-ridj
SCONN

Lol @ Pantplot LTB!!! 🤣

How do you say tuna?

T-una
Or
Chew-na

Second one.

But never never ever sec-et-erry - ugh makes me wince.

@Oldie2017 so do I.
Both my parents say two-na for some reason - really gets my goat! 🐐

Sec-re-terry.

How do people pronounce restaurant?

My mom says rest-tu-rarrrrnt.
It drives me mad.
Surely it's just rest-tu-ront?