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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Syllable(vowel) omission

Do you not pronounce the syllable(vowel) in the words underlined below?

1. memory

2. Barbara

3. average

4. different

5. every

6. interesting

7. natural

8. separate

9. several
  

Top answer

moon7296 Do you not pronounce the underlined syllable(vowel) in the words underlined below? That's correct. Those syllables are either very weak or not pronounced at all.

— CalifJim

  • moon7296 Do you not pronounce the underlined syllable(vowel) in the words underlined below?
  • That's correct.
  • Those syllables are either very weak or not pronounced at all.
  • CJ
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moon7296Do you not pronounce the underlined syllable(vowel) in the words underlined below?
That's correct. Those syllables are either very weak or not pronounced at all.

CJ
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I agree with CJ, with one exception. "Separate", when used to mean "distinct", e.g. in "Separate but equal", has the elided vowel sound. However, when used to mean "divide", e.g. in "Separate the wheat from the chaff", the a is definitely pronounced.
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