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English #enunciation :

why “divisive” is pronounced “dee-vee-see-v” and not “dee-v-eye-see-v”?

I dont pronounce it either of those ways.

Di - veye - sive.

First and last i are short enunciation. Middle I is long. Yes, English is retarded

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damn, how should I know how to pronounce it?

Go to m-w.com and click the audio

For all I know I could be saying it wrong. I brutalize pronunciations often