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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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"O"s that use the "wuh" sound like one does...?
Are there any that aren't variations of one, once, and are English? I read a little about it's origins and am trying to find another example.
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"about its origins", not "about it's origins (= about it is origins)". I'm not aware of any except those (one, once), but if you do find any, I would be very interested to know what they are. I have never found another example after 85 years of searching.
- "about its origins", not "about it's origins (= about it is origins)".
- I'm not aware of any except those (one, once), but if you do find any, I would be very interested to know what they are.
- I have never found another example after 85 years of searching.
- ) CJ
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"about its origins", not "about it's origins (= about it is origins)". 
I'm not aware of any except those (one, once), but
I'm not aware of any except those (one, once), but
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From Dictionary.com
Word History: Why do we pronounce one (wun) and once (wuns) while other words derived from one, like only, alone, and atone, are pronounced with a long o? Over time, stressed vowels commonly become diphthongs, as when Latin bona became buona in Italian and buena in Spanish. A similar diphthon
Word History: Why do we pronounce one (wun) and once (wuns) while other words derived from one, like only, alone, and atone, are pronounced with a long o? Over time, stressed vowels commonly become diphthongs, as when Latin bona became buona in Italian and buena in Spanish. A similar diphthon
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