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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
How do you pronounce ''Hansel'' and ''Gretel''?
How do you pronounce Hansel and Gretel?
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In AmEng, we pronounce han sel as in 'hand' and gret el as in 'get' (no 'r'). The second syllable reduces to schwa (as in unstressed 'the').
- In AmEng, we pronounce han sel as in 'hand' and gret el as in 'get' (no 'r').
- The second syllable reduces to schwa (as in unstressed 'the').
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In AmEng, we pronounce hansel as in 'hand' and gretel as in 'get' (no 'r'). The second syllable reduces to schwa (as in unstressed 'the').
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