Finance: is it FIGH-NANCE or FUH-NANE

[austin316]

Finance: is it FIGH-NANCE or FUH-NANCE?

I always say Figh-Nance, but a lot of my professors say Fuh-nance.

What do you think?

 

[CanOWorms]

gir-affe

 

[Zanix]

Both depending on how it's used.

 

[shimsham]

f-in an-ce

 

[ggnl]

Can we get a poll option for "pronunciation polls are retarded"?

 

[dethman]

a-tot.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Fi-Gi-Oh!

 

[austin316]

Originally posted by: ggnl
Can we get a poll option for "pronunciation polls are retarded"?

done

 

[Lonyo]

FUH-NANE, obviously

 

[SeminoleMarine]

Looks like both is right according to Merriam Webster

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?financ02.wav=finance

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?financ01.wav=finance

 

[DanTMWTMP]

who the hell pronounces it w/ "Fuh?"!!??!?!

 

[sharkeeper]

That must be Italian.

 

[Gerbil333]

I thought it was "FIGH-NANCE", but this says it's "FUH-NANCE": Dictonary (listen to the sound clip)

Well, nm. I should read the entire thread first...

Originally posted by: SeminoleMarine
Looks like both is right according to Merriam Webster

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?financ02.wav=finance

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?financ01.wav=finance