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Let me add one thing more. If any of the vowel sounds from the words mentioned above are made as "o" in dog or fog, they might be intended for some specific effects in specific situations. However, the standard pronunciation of the words remains intact. Sometimes, it may sound like "u" in...

"an unusual" The n is necessary for smooth pronunciation and so is put in between "a" and words that start with vowels.

Hi Yo, A vowel sound is determined, as suzi rightly pointed out, not by its look, but by its sound. Two of the most confusing semi/half consonents in Engish are those such as /ju:/ in "Europe and /w/ in "one". The looks of these are very misleading. Let me elaborate on them separately. 1....

Southern American english varies widely in difficulty to comprehend. The deep south accents (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi) are more difficult for me to understand when people speak. Then again, I live in Texas, so I am exposed to horrible drawling all the time (though my accent is not very...

Because the pronunciation of "R" begins with a vowel sound, you would most often hear "The company issued an RFI."

A very interesting question. I am an American, and when I took some private singing lessons several years ago, the instructor made me alter my pronunciation when singing, explaining that the pronunciation used when we talk is distracting in music and is often difficult to understand. The way he...

Hi, you asked Which is the correct usage please: " I have ordered a / an MRI (magnetic resonance scan) and will review the patient following this." Rule: With single letters and groups of letters that are pronounced as individual letters, be guided by the pronunciation: a B road, a TUC leader;...

>>e) o/e(a/e) - e - e to dream - dreamt - dreamt to kneel - knelt - knelt to hold - held - held to leave - left - left to bereave - bereft - bereft to sleep - slept - slept Oops, I'm sorry! Also these verbs actually belong to the weak ones (except "to hold")! -> regular ending -t. The...

Hello ssittoesl! >>eg. go went gone. In Chinese, you supplement the word "GO" with additional word if you want to say someone "has gone" etc.. The integrity of the word "GO" is preserved. Hehe, interesting you just picked out a very irregular verb of the English language! The reason why "to...

Kit, I pronounce all those words the same way, and I'm Scottish. I was once told that the Scots tend to shorten their vowels where the English lengthen them. The Scots and Americans, and it seems Canadians too (LOL), have similar vowel sounds. My husband who is English would pronounce these words...