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These words have regional variations; both are correct:
Status “STAAH-tus” or “STAY-tus”
Data “DAAH-tuh” or “DAY-tuh”
Envelope “EN-vel-ope” or “ON-vel-ope”
Comparable “COM-pra-bul” or “com-PAIR-uh-bul”
Divisive “dih-VIE-siv” or “dih-VIH-siv”
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