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Baggage Pronunciation
Baggage is pronounced BA-guhj, IPA /ˈbægədʒ/.
BA-guhj
US /ˈbægədʒ/ · UK /ˈbægɪdʒ/
Syllables: BA · guhj (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The bags a traveller carries, or unwanted feelings carried over from the past.
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Baggage in a Sentence
- Baggage reclaim is down the stairs and to the left.
- She travels with very little baggage.
- He brought a lot of baggage to the new job.
Common Mispronunciations of Baggage
Not ba-GAHZH
French bagage ends on a soft zh, and English hardens that to a j while pulling the beat to the front.
Not BAG-gayj
The double g is a single hard sound, and the ending is a mumbled guhj with no ay anywhere in it.
Tip: Emotional baggage is the same word used of the mind, and the beat does not move for it.
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