How to pronounce directory in American English
“directory” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to directory the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“directory” in real sentences — American speakers
361 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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in their directory structure.
Census Bureau
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download directory, and the files that you download go automatically to that download directory.
CDC
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using the directory and the councils and the atd directors are referred to this directory and
National Archives
Words that sound like “directory”
Words one sound away from directory — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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