Pronunciation when adding -que [duplicate]

1. What is the correct pronunciation of duplicate?
2. Why we pronounce the in two ways?
3. What is duplicate in American English?

What is the correct pronunciation of duplicate?

Break 'duplicate' down into sounds: [DYOO] + [PLUH] + [KUHT] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

Why we pronounce the in two ways?

The pronunciation of the word "the" depends on the first sound of the word that comes after it. When the word after "the" begins with a consonant sound, people usually use /ðə/. When the word after "the" begins with a vowel sound, people usually use /ði/.

What is duplicate in American English?

Adjective. Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original. This is a duplicate entry.