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			| Con-trov-es-see
 The es as in especially.
 
 As opposed to how most Australians pronounce it:
 
 Con-tra-ver-see
 
 I don't know how to navigate the International Phonetic Alphabet. If I could, I'd have conveyed the pronunciation in it.
 
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 That's how I pronounce it. Which is why I asked whether you meant the emphasis on the 'ver'; because I assumed you preferred the opposite of whatever I do.
Maybe you should stop making assumptions about the Australian accent based on your limited Sydney life experience.