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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

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find two words in which two different sounds are pronounced but not spelt out
  

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People pronounce "realty" as reality. The "i" is said, but not written. People pronounce "jewelry" as jewelery.

— Englishmaven

  • People pronounce "realty" as reality.
  • The "i" is said, but not written.
  • People pronounce "jewelry" as jewelery.
  • The second "e" is said, but not written.
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People pronounce "realty" as reality. The "i" is said, but not written.
People pronounce "jewelry" as jewelery. The second "e" is said, but not written.
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EnglishmavenPeople pronounce "jewelry" as jewelery. The second "e" is said, but not written.
In American English. In non-American English, it is jewellery http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jewellery
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Anonymous find two words in which two different sounds are pronounced but not spelt out
"colonel", pronounced "kernel", is a good candidate.

CJ
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People pronounce "realty" as reality. The "i" is said, but not written. "Rea-li-ty"
People pronounce "jewelry" as jewelery. The second "e" is said, but not written.
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