As per phonetics theory, I've been told one should use ... "an university" ? Are these instances of incorrect usage? Paul. A lot of people write 'an hotel', which always surprises me. Do they say it without the 'h'? I

As always, Americans use their own system. The good dictionaries from Oxford, Cambridge, the bilingual ones here in Germany and specialized pronunciation dictionaries almost exclusively use the IPA notation. I may have mentioned this before in

of the Eh? I didn't want to say that some people are CIC. The two words in theexample could have the same vowel sound, regardless of spelling. The problem here is that you said "in English", as though it is a property of the language

Would there were a way to keep fools like Pee Dirty Daniels from cluttering up Usenet with fatuous remarks like that. Persons should avoid the cowardly act of posting to a newsgroup and refusing to participate in ensuing discussion. If Cunningham

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Enrico C wrote on 21 Nov 2004: Anyone with a dictionary that either providesShould have been "provides ... to acquire the correct pronunciation without needing a teacher's help. That could be said for virtually anything: you can find the

What is the "aw vowel"? We do have an "aw" ... some people, and their "aw" would be more like "or." Most people from the US that I have heard say sah, pah, and lah, precicely because they lack the

They both said the pronunciation of the river's name was ... unequivocal about the state and the river both being (m@'zUr@). I would personally appreciate it if you would add the phonetically spelled version when you use the above style.

} }>They both said the pronunciation of the river's name was the }>same as that of the state, although the man thought it was }>possible he might sometimes use the "ee" in the name of the }>river. The lady was unequivocal

Coillons! (And that's appropriate Middle English usage!) Semi is pronounced "Sem" to rhyme with them, and "mi" to rhyme with me. See-My is the US pronunciation, which is as usual, extremely ugly. "Anation of phonetic