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Twenty-two Pronunciation
Twenty-two is pronounced TWEN-tee-too, IPA /ˈtwɛntiˌtu/.
TWEN-tee-too
US /ˈtwɛntiˌtu/
Syllables: TWEN · tee · too (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
number: The number after twenty-one.
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Twenty-two in a Sentence
- She turns twenty-two in August.
- There were twenty-two people in the room.
- The bus goes every twenty-two minutes.
Common Mispronunciations of Twenty-two
Not TWEN-tee TOO with equal weight on both halves
Said on its own the compound leans on the first half. Both halves get a beat only when you are contrasting it with another number, as in twenty-TWO, not twenty-three.
Not TWEN-ee-too
Dropping the t altogether is very common in American speech, giving TWEN-ee. In careful use the t stays, though it is a soft tap.
Tip: The n and t run together so fast that the t often turns into a nasal flap. Both the full and the reduced version pass as standard.
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