The correct spelling of the word "American eech" is actually "American English." In IPA phonetic transcription, this word can be represented as /əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/. The initial sound is a schwa, followed by the letter "m" pronounced as "mm." The stress is on the second syllable, with a short "e" sound, followed by the letter "r." The final syllable starts with the "ɪ" vowel sound, followed by the "ŋɡl" consonant cluster, and ends with the "ɪʃ" sound.
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A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.
The term "American eech" is a phonetic representation of the English word "misisipipi" or "mississippi". It is commonly used in spelling bees or as a humorous way to pronounce the word. The etymology of "mississippi" itself comes from the native Ojibwe or Algonquin language, where "misi-ziibi" means "great river" or "big river". This term evolved and was eventually adopted into English as "mississippi", referring to the famous river in North America.