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Help[Facts] How do you pronounce 'Maitland'?
Is it just mayt-land? Or is it something more complicated?
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Not at all complicated, and your guess is close. The mayt bit is fine; however, in UK English the -land is more like -lind, with the vowel being unaccented and the final -d almost disappearing.
Your version sounds American when I say it in my head: so it really depends, I suppose, on where in the English-speaking world you are.
Your version sounds American when I say it in my head: so it really depends, I suppose, on where in the English-speaking world you are.
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I'm American and I'd say it exactly how you describe. Although my accent is notorious for dropping consonants and slurring vowels.
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