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How do you pronounce the name of these apps?? I've heard people pronouncing the name of these apps in different ways specially the ending Skype Waze does the final "e" sound like the " in "cute"? or does it sound like the "e" in "cutie"? thanks in advance

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Native English speakers would pronounce 'Skype' to rhyme with 'type', and 'Waze' to rhyme with 'days'. The final 'e' is silent. It isn't a separate syllable. The function of the letter 'e' at the end is to make the vowel longer - as in the difference between the words 'hat' and 'hate'. The only times where an 'e' at the end is pronounced as a separate syllable are names and words taken from other languages - the country 'Chile' for example.
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It Sounds Like "e" As In The Cute. "e" Is Silent In This Case.
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"Skype" is basically "sky" with a P. It rhymes with type and hype. "Waze" is pronounced "wayz", and rhymes with amaze, daze and haze. At least that's the native English way of pronouncing them. I guess non-natives might (accidentally?) pronounce the final e as an extra syllable. Adding the silent e usually makes the preceding vowel long. Compare "cute" and "cut": http://howjsay.com/index.php?word=cute http://howjsay.com/index.php?word=cut

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