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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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frIend
Hi, in the word “friend”, is the “i” totally or partially silent?
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It's simply that in "friend" the "ie" is pronounced just as if the vowel were the e in end. Frend is how it sounds. But it's not quite write to say the i is silent, like the w in answer.
- It's simply that in "friend" the "ie" is pronounced just as if the vowel were the e in end.
- Frend is how it sounds.
- But it's not quite write to say the i is silent, like the w in answer.
- It's a combined vowel.
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It's simply that in "friend" the "ie" is pronounced just as if the vowel were the e in end.
Frend is how it sounds.
But it's not quite write to say the i is silent, like the w in answer. It's a combined vowel.
Frend is how it sounds.
But it's not quite write to say the i is silent, like the w in answer. It's a combined vowel.
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I suppose you could think of the i as totally silent.
ie has many sounds.
friend, thief, implied, diet, alien, soldier, funnier, view, lieutenant convenient, spaniel.
It seems to me that friend and its compounds are the only words in which ie is pronounced as a lax e.
CJ
ie has many sounds.
friend, thief, implied, diet, alien, soldier, funnier, view, lieutenant convenient, spaniel.
It seems to me that friend and its compounds are the only words in which ie is pronounced as a lax e.
CJ
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CalifJim ie has many sounds.Hi CJ
friend, thief, implied, diet, alien, soldier, funnier, view, lieutenant convenient, spaniel.
As far as implied and funnier are concerned, we should remember that the root words are imply and funny and think of the pronunciation of the i only, which is the
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RE: implied, funnier.
The root words are the farthest thing from the minds of some students! Naturally, such things should be pointed out, but the ie sometimes gets more attention at first! And if you don't know the meaning, but just see the word, which pattern -- the 'implied' pattern or the 'funnier' pattern -- does soldier belong with?
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The root words are the farthest thing from the minds of some students! Naturally, such things should be pointed out, but the ie sometimes gets more attention at first! And if you don't know the meaning, but just see the word, which pattern -- the 'implied' pattern or the 'funnier' pattern -- does soldier belong with?
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