syllable Segment of speech usually consisting of a vowel with or without accompanying consonant sounds (e.g., a , I , out , too , cap , snap , check ). A syllabic consonant, like the final n sound in button and widen , also constitutes a syllable.

A spelling tip: words like table and noble have what the Americans call a long vowel (tay, noh). Isn't it diphtongs? Spelling tip number two... Diphthongs has more Hs than you'd expect. Maybe you could visualize some "different

Interesting examples. Those are one (sic) syllable words for me. . . . Two syllables for me; no diphthong. But they all have about the same quantity! so to say that has oneof something but has two ... to say that Miss Moore's syllable-count

I was watching "the Croc Hunter" the other day and thoroughlyenjoyed listening to the accent. I find the way Australians pronouncevowels fascinating. You should try New Zealand. One word I was particularly fascinated with and find hard

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:37:08 +0100, "Jonathan Jordan" (Email Removed) said: All true, but whatever it is will probably be ... the vowelthey use in "saw", it's pretty clear and unambiguous. I don't see how you can say

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:45:46 +0300, sand (Email Removed) said: ( . . . ) The "saw" to me is like in sawing wood. I think that is more or less standard. But it isn't. Many people, me included, pronounce "saw" with the vowel