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Bonviveur Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Pronunciation differences
Hi
Can anyone explain to me the derivation of the difference in pronunciation between the oo in door being pronounced as in or but the oo in doom is pronounced as oooooh
My apologies for my examples of pronunciation but I hope you undertand what I mean
Can anyone explain to me the derivation of the difference in pronunciation between the oo in door being pronounced as in or but the oo in doom is pronounced as oooooh
My apologies for my examples of pronunciation but I hope you undertand what I mean
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r after any vowel has a special place in english. , o?? poor: p??
- r after any vowel has a special place in english.
- , o??
- poor: p??
- , mo??
- , flo??
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r after any vowel has a special place in english.
oor usually end up as ??, ??, o??
poor: p??
moore: m??, m??, mo??
floor: fl??, flo??
door: d?? do??
oo before any but r:
boom: ***
doom: dum
hood: h?d
good: g?d
wood: w?d
hook: h?k
food: fud
proof: pruf
school: skuo (the last o shud be transcribed as a satellite, sin
oor usually end up as ??, ??, o??
poor: p??
moore: m??, m??, mo??
floor: fl??, flo??
door: d?? do??
oo before any but r:
boom: ***
doom: dum
hood: h?d
good: g?d
wood: w?d
hook: h?k
food: fud
proof: pruf
school: skuo (the last o shud be transcribed as a satellite, sin
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