How to pronounce "caveat"?

[Maximilian]

Cave - eat?
Cav - eyat?
Ca - voit?
Cave - at?

 

[actuarial]

I always pronounce it cav-e-aught

 

[lxskllr]

Kav-é-aht

 

[God Mode]

Cav-eat.

 

[slayer202]

Kav-é-aht

is that kinda like Cav - eyat? :biggrin:

 

[polarmystery]

I always pronounce it cav-e-aught

This.

 

[lxskllr]

is that kinda like Cav - eyat? :biggrin:

Close, but not exactly the same. I wrote the "é" to imply a softer "ā", and more separate than the OP example. Not sure how you'd say it. It's not quite 3 syllables in practice, but technically is I suppose. It's 2.5 syllables :^D

 

[TechBoyJK]

cave yacht?

cavvie yat?

keeeevie yut?

They need one for caveat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvlRiI-K3A0

 

[slayer202]

Close, but not exactly the same. I wrote the "é" to imply a softer "ā", and more separate than the OP example. Not sure how you'd say it. It's not quite 3 syllables in practice, but technically is I suppose. It's 2.5 syllables :^D

I was making fun of the OP, not questioning you

 

[lozina]

I just save myself the trouble and never use that word in a spoken sentence.

 

[Ken g6]

cave yacht?

cavvie yat?

keeeevie yut?

They need one for caveat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvlRiI-K3A0

Wiktionary has two! One for English, one for American.

 

[rh71]

I just save myself the trouble and never use that word in a spoken sentence.

what words do you use in its place? It's not exactly an exception... it's like a "gotcha"?

 

[Perknose]

I always pronounce it cav-e-aught

This.

Nope. Have either of you really ever heard it pronounced this way?

is that kinda like Cav - eyat? :biggrin:

Close, but not exactly the same. I wrote the "é" to imply a softer "ā", and more separate than the OP example. Not sure how you'd say it. It's not quite 3 syllables in practice, but technically is I suppose. It's 2.5 syllables :^D

Yeah, close, but it absolutely has three distinct syllables:

ka - vee - at

^^ With a soft 'a' in the first syllable, and emphasis on the first syllable.

 

[lxskllr]

Wiktionary has two! One for English, one for American.

Interesting. I use it as a blend of the 2. I'm in the middle with pronunciation with the As and Es slurred, and softened.

 

[Perknose]

Wiktionary has two! One for English, one for American.

Interesting. I spent a good deal of time in England, yet this somehow never came up.

^^ But you all can hear the correct American pronunciation at the link.

Here's another:

ca·ve·at noun
\ˈka-vē-ˌät, -ˌat; ˈkä-vē-ˌät; ˈkā-vē-ˌat\

 

[Perknose]

I just save myself the trouble and never use that word in a spoken sentence.

Interesting personal caveat! :awe:

 

[CraigRT]

Nope. Have either of you really ever heard it pronounced this way?



Yeah, close, but it absolutely has three distinct syllables:

ka - vee - at

^^ With a soft 'a' in the first syllable, and emphasis on the first syllable.

I approve of this way to pronounce it.

 

[DigDog]

Kav-é-aht

or kah (as in Kahn)
veh (as in Vex)
aht (as in bat)
http://www.forvo.com/search/caveat/
caveat emptor - "the dangers of buying fall on the buyer", lit "bewarned the buyer"

 

[Saint Nick]

Cav-eat.

Khav-eet.

 

[Rage187]

Cav - e - aught

 

[Matthiasa]

I pronounce it like it is suppose to be.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/caveat?s=t

kav-ee-aht

It even has a button to press to make sure.

 

[Maleficus]

use vocaroo people

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0E5jnDBfx4d