Daily Dose of Common Sense

It may be three events, but that doesn’t mean it gets an unnecessary extra syllable. Many people pronounce this “tri-ath-a-lon.” However, there’s no extra “a” in there (as in “marathon”). It should just be pronounced as, “tri-ath-lon.”

You may not ever participate in one, but you should know how to pronounce it.

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