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Vanyatka Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Wonder

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00Is it normal to mispronounce 01i00wonder02i00? I can hear people constantly say /wOnder/, as opposed to normal /w^nder/, which should be pronounced like, e.g. in a01i00 cup02i00.02br
00If there wasn't another word, 01i00to wander02i00, I woulnd't care.... Am I too petty? 050010id1
  

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0 Iteresting, how does Del Shannon pronounce this word in his «Runaway»? To your ears, I mean. 0-

— Ant_222

  • 0 Iteresting, how does Del Shannon pronounce this word in his «Runaway»?
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0 Iteresting, how does Del Shannon pronounce this word in his «Runaway»? To your ears, I mean. 0-
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0 Thanks for the reply!02br
00He clearly sings /wOnder/ to me ....02br
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00Is something wrong with my hearing? 05102br
00Can you give a similar great example with "to wander", to compare them both ? 05202br
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0 No, I can't give another example.02br
00To me he sings wOnder too. But I may be wrong! I have no experiance is spoken English. 0-
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01cite10Ant_22212cite10No, I can't give another example. To me he sings wOnder too. But I may be wrong! I have no experiance is spoken English.12blockquote
10Thanks ant,02br
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00I'm a bit baffled on this right now, as different dictionaries "pronounce" it differently. The closest pronunciatio
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01cite10Ant_22212cite10No, I can't give another example. To me he sings wOnder too. But I may be wrong! I have no experiance is spoken English.12blockquote
10Thanks ant,02br
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00I'm a bit baffled on this right now, as different dictionaries "pronounce" it differently. The closest pronunciation t
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0 I'm sorry, this is wrong forum, I should have posted it to the pronunciation forum. My apologies.0-
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0 Wonder and wander are two different words. Please check any dictionary for the transcriptions :-)0-
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0 Yes, and it's the pronounciation of the two in question!02br
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00EDIT: As Vanyatka said, dictionaries don't agree on that. 0-
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0 wonder - ^02br
00wander - O02br
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00As far as I know, americans tend to spell "o" as "a" in some words. That's what could have confused you (and me).02br
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0 «That's what could have confused you (and me).» and the topic starter... 0-
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