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Let's Stay United About How To Say Divisive

By Mark Memmott
Published January 2, 2019 at 10:13 AM EST

The word "divisive" has been coming up often lately, and we seem to be dih-VYD-id about how to say it.

Fortunately, someone in years past dih-VYZED a solution for us.

From our pronouncers database:

divisive — dih-VY-sihv

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Mark Memmott
Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.
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