Proper Pronunciation Guide
inerrancy
[ɪ 
nɛ͜ɚ
ən si]
Tips:
- Pronounce the letters “er” as the R-Vowel Diphthong /ɛ͜ɚ/—like the word “air”—and stress it.
- Pronounce the letter “a” as the weak schwa vowel /ə/.
- Use the consonant glide /r/ to link from the second to the third syllable—from /ɛ͜ɚ/ to/ə/.
Practice Sentence:
| "Even those who claim the Bible's inerrancy make distinctions between spiritual edicts, based on a sense that some passages . . . are central to Christian faith, while others are more culturally specific and may be modified to accomodate modern life." (Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope [2006], p. 220) |
Definition:
(noun) The state of being infallible, or free from error. The adjective is inerrant