>How do youse guys pronounce "mandatory"?
MAN-dat'ry. Bugs me when I hear man-DATE-o-ry. Many Brits say it this way. I'd expect an American to pronounce it
"MAN-da-TORY"?
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>I was in a presentation years ago where a Brit consistently said man-DATE-o-ry so I used that a few years later talking to another Brit. He looked at me funny, but was nice enough not to say anything.
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