How to pronounce “staggers” in English

This is from Peter Nichols, a noted SF critic, who said, basically it's an interesting-- as Larry pointed out-- it's a great narrative structurebecause nobody bothers your protagonist while he staggers around, trying to understand what's going on.And that actually is useful in "Ringworld" and Conan.

When he's 25 years old, he decides to hold his birthday party at a very trendy pub on the Delhi Airport highwaycalled Mango. At 2:00 AM, he staggers to the bar and asks for a drink from the bartender.The bartender is a young woman who's a post-doctoral student at Delhi University.

"After another chewy struggle, you back up farther, the camera finally providing you with a vantage point that is not actively frustrating."And you lure the zommie-zombie toward you, lunging when it staggers into stabbing range.At last, the creature drops.