Kekel  +  345074 Thu, 29 Mar 07 08:21 PM Iis there a difference in the pronounciation of son and sun?? thanks in advance!! Kekel Joined on Sun, Dec 17 2006 Brazil Full Member 377 “Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” - Sarah Caldwell

	Marius Hancu  +  345084 Thu, 29 Mar 07 08:47 PM Don't think so. Pronunciation:sn for both in M-W unabridged dictionary. Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Pronunciation, Images

	Marvin A.  +  345178 Fri, 30 Mar 07 02:43 AM I think certain dialects of Scots distinguish them: son /sIn/ sun /sVn/, and perhaps Middle English did as well, but most dialects today no longer distinguish them. Marvin A. Joined on Fri, Dec 8 2006 Regular Member 638 Dialects

	Conchita57  +  345301 Fri, 30 Mar 07 01:03 PM Let me just add that, in standard British English, the pronunciation of both words is [sʌn], rather than [sɘn]. Conchita57 Joined on Sat, Mar 10 2007 Madrid, Iberian Peninsula Full Member 315 In the beginning was the word. Pronunciation, British English

	Marvin A.  +  345531 Sat, 31 Mar 07 01:01 AM >> Let me just add that, in standard British English, the pronunciation of both words is [sʌn], rather than [sɘn]. << I believe that in many dictionaries, the symbol <ɘ> can represent both IPA /ʌ/ and /ɘ/, because dictionaries tend to use different phonetic alphabets. Marvin A. Pronunciation, Phonetics, British English

	Conchita57  +  345636 Sat, 31 Mar 07 10:21 AM  Marvin A. wrote: >> Let me just add that, in standard British English, the pronunciation of both words is [sʌn], rather than [sɘn]. << I believe that in many dictionaries, the symbol <ɘ> can represent both IPA /ʌ/ and /ɘ/, because dictionaries tend to use different phonetic alphabets. Which makes it all the more confusing for students (and is, be it said in passing, a real pain in the neck for teachers!).  Incomprehensibly enough, Merriam-Webster Unabridged, for example, uses the symbol '&' both for 'ʌ' and 'ɘ'! Really, learners have to face enough hurdles as it is without each dictionary coming up with its own particular brand of symbols. Conchita57 Pronunciation, Phonetics, British English