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Guava gray 745 Posted 4 years ago
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why some letters are enclosed in round bracketsLike the letter n in word government /'g?v?(n)m?nt/
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nt/ Because when we pronounce "government", you will not hear the sound "n". It is silent like the "k" in "knife" and the "p" in pneumonia.
- nt/ Because when we pronounce "government", you will not hear the sound "n".
- It is silent like the "k" in "knife" and the "p" in pneumonia.
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guava gray 745 why some letters are enclosed in round bracketsLike the letter n in word government /'g?v?(n)m?nt/
Because when we pronounce "government", you will not hear the sound "n". It is silent like the "k" in "knife" and the "p" in pneumonia.
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guava gray 745 why some letters are enclosed in round bracketsLike the letter n in word government /'g?v?r(n)m?nt/
The 'n' is always omitted in the speech of some people, and only occasionally omitted in the speech of others, when they are speaking quickly.
I don't think I've ever heard it without the 'r'.
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