毎年 / 毎月 pronunciation

pacerier said:

Is 毎年 more commonly read as まいとし or まいねん? And if we have 毎年毎年 to mean "year after year", will it be read as まいとしまいとし or まいねんまいねん. Similarly, what's the preferred pronunciation for 毎月 (まいげつ / まいつき), 毎月毎月

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ASHIKAGA said:

Both まいとし and まいねん are OK. I think まいとし is more commonly used. As for まいげつ,
I seldom hear it used.

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Elizabeth said:

Does まいとし seem more "correct" in a formal sense ? It's the only one I hear on the news...

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ASHIKAGA said:

I hear both まいとし and まいねん used by news anchors (that DOES mean something, yes? lol) so I don't think one is more correct than the other. To MY ear though, まいとし sounds better.

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