How do you pronounce this?

[George K]

"Integral."

I've always said In-TE-gral when speaking of something that is an important component of something.

IN-te-gral is a type of number.

However, I've heard people use the first pronunciation in the context of the second description.

[kluurs]

I'm with you though I've also heard Int-egg-roll I worked with the National Cancer institute in the late 70s and early 80s. We said Adenocarcinoma differently than I hear it today. THEN "add n o carcinoma" vs. NOW "A deeno carcinoma"

[George K]

Always "ADD-en-o-carcinoma."

As long as we're talking...

In freshman anatomy class, our Indian (dot, not feather) professor was talking about "Ser-VYE-kal" regions. Took us a while to understand he meant "cervical."

Related - some crime shows talk about evidence being found "in-situ."

I've always heard it pronounced as "In-SIGH-too". However it's not unusual to hear "In-SIT-too." @bachophile how is it said where you work? Anyone else?

[kluurs]

I'm with you on in-situ. Glad to hear the whole world hasn't gone nuts on adenocarcinoma. I did a conference with a European researcher who referred to what was pronounced as "sono-meters". It took a few minutes to realize he was referencing centimeters.

[George K]

@kluurs said in How do you pronounce this?:

pronounced as "sono-meters"

Some of the "professors" called it "SONTO-meters." I never said that other than as a criticism.

[jon-nyc]

I’ve always said INtegral. Certainly in calculus but in regular speech too.

InTEgral grates like when people say genu-wine instead of genu-win.

[Mik]

Yep. I’m with Jon. The med stuff I’ve heard lots of ways.