Is the i in the first syllable in "vicarious" a dipthong or a short vowel? I would have placed a wager on short because the letter "i" in the words “vicar” and “victory” is pronounced the same in British English: /ˈvɪkər/ and /ˈvɪktəri/ while in American English it's still /ɪ/ in /ˈvɪktri/ and /ˈvɪkɚ/. In fact, on those rare occasions when I do utter the word vicarious in speech, I say /vɪˈkɛərɪəs/. When I checked Merriam-Webster, it showed me the following pronuncia...
