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02-10-2010, 01:31 AM
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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.

Alcar...
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.
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