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How to pronounce privacy
Both ways are correct
🇬🇧 British
PRIV·ə·see
/ˈprɪvəsi/
🇺🇸 American
PRY·və·see
/ˈpraɪvəsi/
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How do you pronounce privacy?
Both ways are correct: /ˈprɪvəsi/, said PRIV-ə-see (British), and /ˈpraɪvəsi/, said PRY-və-see (American).
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