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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
schwa - æ
admit
is the pronunciation of underlined letter "scwha" or "æ"?
is the pronunciation of underlined letter "scwha" or "æ"?
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Hi, Merriam Webster says both are acceptable in American English. I would use a schwa, just because it's simpler to say it that way.
- Hi, Merriam Webster says both are acceptable in American English.
- I would use a schwa, just because it's simpler to say it that way.
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Hi,
Merriam Webster says both are acceptable in American English. I would use a schwa, just because it's simpler to say it that way.
Merriam Webster says both are acceptable in American English. I would use a schwa, just because it's simpler to say it that way.
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schwa, not scwha.
I say it as "æ", reducing to a "front schwa" (something between "æ" and "e") in faster speech.
It is never the low schwa that sounds like "u" in "but", i.e., never udd-mit.
Although -- See www.m-w.com, where the speaker says something very close to udd-mit.
CJ
I say it as "æ", reducing to a "front schwa" (something between "æ" and "e") in faster speech.
It is never the low schwa that sounds like "u" in "but", i.e., never udd-mit.
Although -- See www.m-w.com, where the speaker says something very close to udd-mit.
CJ
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