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How to pronounce fatal in American English

“fatal” pronunciation by American speakers

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  1. non fatal and fatal overdoses.

    CDC

  2. use patterns on both fatal and non-fatal overdoses.

    NIH

  3. not fatal in the same way that the Ebola virus was fatal.

    The Obama White House

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