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How to pronounce travesty in American English
“travesty” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to travesty the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “travesty” in: all accents · British English (75 clips)
“travesty” in real sentences — American speakers
48 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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The second was a travesty.
NTSB
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You know, really a travesty.
The Obama White House
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But it was a real travesty of academia that things went that way.
CDC
Why real speech
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