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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Words with the "PHs"

0If I see words with the "ph" in them, can I pronounce them like the "f" sound 01u00almost all the time?02u02br
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00Am I be able to pronounce like the "f" sound 01u00all the time02u00? 02br
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00Some words that come to my mind are "phrase" and "phonic."0-
  

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0Almost always, but be sure to check the dictionary-- English is rife with exceptions. 0-

  • 0Almost always, but be sure to check the dictionary-- English is rife with exceptions.
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0Almost always, but be sure to check the dictionary-- English is rife with exceptions. 01i00Haphazard02i00, for instance, or 01i00hiphuggers02i00.0-
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0I guess it's because they're made of two different words/roots: "hap - hazard", and "hip - hugger".0-

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