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Title: E- sentric
Post by: Al Doggity on September 17, 2019, 03:08:20 PM

I still watch fitness videos to get tips and motivation. I watched a several videos on concentric and eccentric contractions recently and in every, single video "eccentric" was pronounced Eeee-sentric.  Outside of fitness circles, I've always heard this word pronounced as "x-centric". Everything I've looked up online says that's how it's pronounced and I haven't found anything that says there's a different regional pronunciation or a fitness specific pronunciation. But EVERY fitness video that talks about eccentric contractions pronounces it that way.

Why is this happening? I feel like I'm in the midst of a nervous breakdown.

Title: Re: E- sentric
Post by: SGT BARNES on September 17, 2019, 03:28:21 PM

can be pronounced as

E-centric  with long E

I-centric  with short I

potato, potato   long a short a, same word,  just preference

try not to pop a gasket