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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Adele

Could I ask three questions please?

1) Is "a" in the singer's name "Adele" pronounced like "a" in "tale" or the "a" in "apple?"

2) Is "singer" pronounced like "sin-ger" or "si-nger"?

3) Is "younger" pronounced like "you-nger" or "youn-ger"?

Thank you so much.
  

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" -- I don't know the singer, but most people with this name pronounce it neither way. 'A' is the unstressed syllable: [ ? l ] 2) Is "singer" pronounced like "sin-ger" or "si-nger"?

  • " -- I don't know the singer, but most people with this name pronounce it neither way.
  • 'A' is the unstressed syllable: [ ?
  • l ] 2) Is "singer" pronounced like "sin-ger" or "si-nger"?
  • -- No, 'sing-er': [ 's??
  • ] 3) Is "younger" pronounced like "you-nger" or "youn-ger"?
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1) Is "a" in the singer's name "Adele" pronounced like "a" in "tale" or the "a" in "apple?" -- I don't know the singer, but most people with this name pronounce it neither way. 'A' is the unstressed syllable: [? 'd?l]

2) Is "singer" pronounced like "sin-ger" or "si-nger"? -- No, 'sing-er': ['s?? ?]

3) Is "younger" pronounced like "you-nger" or "y

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