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Affectionately Pronunciation
Affectionately is pronounced uh-FEK-shuh-nuht-lee, IPA /əˈfɛkʃənətli/.
uh-FEK-shuh-nuht-lee
US /əˈfɛkʃənətli/ · UK /əˈfɛkʃənətli/
Syllables: uh · FEK · shuh · nuht · lee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adverb: In a warm, fond way.
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Affectionately in a Sentence
- She spoke affectionately about her first editor.
- The locals affectionately call the statue the Iron Man.
- He signed the card affectionately, as he always did.
Common Mispronunciations of Affectionately
Not uh-FEK-shuh-nayt-lee
Affectionate ends on a weak nuht, and adding ly does nothing to bring the full ayt back.
Not uh-FEK-shuhn-lee
Five beats survive here, and nuht in fourth place is the one speakers tend to swallow.
Tip: Affectionately yours was once the standard close of an English letter between friends.
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