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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Pronunciation in words 'love', 'come', 'above', etc.

Hi!

Just want to ask how to pronounce these words:

'love' - pronunciation in dictionaries is [LAV]

But Americans pronounce 'O"

Not cAm but cOm (come)

Not Above but abOve (above)

Not lAv but lOv Emotion: love

How to pronounce them properly?
  

Top answer

Fun words to pronounce. You should use a short U sound. Like the u in "but" so try saying LUV I'm sure a teacher would be better able to explain, but that works for me...

— Mfk412

  • Fun words to pronounce.
  • You should use a short U sound.
  • Like the u in "but" so try saying LUV I'm sure a teacher would be better able to explain, but that works for me...
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Fun words to pronounce.
You should use a short U sound. Like the u in "but" so try saying LUV

I'm sure a teacher would be better able to explain, but that works for me...
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American pronounciation: e
British pronounciation: ?

And pronounciation symbols may be different according to different dictionaries. Hope this can help.
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Hi I don't know if this is too late or unhelpful at all, but I do know that the correct pronunciation of the English word "love" is presented in dictionaries with the "^" mark, which is more like an inverted "V" than a caret. However, this is not to be confused with the letter "A" as it seems that many have done. It is a symbol of pronunciation as the "U" in "bus" or "up", not a long "U" such as i
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