How do you pronounce "comparison"?

[ndee]

I'm from Switzerland so bear with me. I always thought it was pronounced like the second "ti" in competition, so that would be "compartion" in ndee-talk. Now my girlfriend tells me that's wrong and you pronounce it like "comparison"(like prison) BUT I'm 100% sure I also heard "compartion" in the US. Is there anyone that also says "compartion" or am I just dead wrong?

 

[wicktron]

cum pair uh son

 

[DainBramaged]

What he said. ^^^^

 

[shimsham]

j-e-l-l-o

 

[ndee]

damn. I'm stupid. I think I gonna join the club of nick1985 and OIKOS (MODS, I'm MESSIN' WITH THEM!)

 

[dafatha00]

your gf is right.

You can go to www.m-w.com to hear a correct pronunciation of the word.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: wicktron
cum pair uh son

cum pair uh son? Why do you pronounce it like that?

 

[Ikonomi]

CUM PAIR EH SUN or something in that ballpark.

No one says "compartion". English just has too many contadictory rules that cause confution. I mean... confusion.

 

[HappyPuppy]

The accent is on the second syllable.

 

[Hubris]

I could kinda see how that would work except the i is before the s, not after it. If it were spelled comparsion, your way would make more sense.

 

[conjur]

tee-vee

 

[johnjbruin]

comparison with the son from prison. your gf is correct this time.

 

[aircooled]

GF is right.

 

[Zenmervolt]

come - pair - i - son

ZV

 

[LeetViet]

cum - paris - sun

 

[Tetsuo]

Originally posted by: wicktron
cum pair uh son

 

[Zebo]

KUM_PAIR_EH_SON

 

[ElFenix]

com-pear-ih-son