Dear friend, glides are sounds produced with little or no obstruction of the airstream that are preceded or followed by a vowel. If they are followed by vowels, they are called on-glides , as in woo, where /w/ is an on-glide. If these sounds are

From Dictionary.com Word History : Why do we pronounce one (wŭn) and once (wŭns) while other words derived from one, like only, alone, and atone, are pronounced with a long o? Over time, stressed vowels commonly become diphthongs, as when Latin

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.

This debate really seems to be about two different things, spelling and pronunciation. The letter w (and y) is often used with other vowels (and sometimes alone as well) in spelling to reperesent a vowel sound . In the words hi and by , the letter

Explaining the pronunciation of my surname would take quite a ... with contributions from people whose Irish is better than mine. As someone who used to be bilingual Irish- English, although I would no longer claim to be, perhaps I might ...

Explaining the pronunciation of my surname would take quite a while. If you are interested, scan this group and sci.lang for it. One or the other contains an explanation with contributions from people whose Irish is better than mine. As someone

But it isn't. You are mishearing the /&I/ diphthong as ... an explanation and recorded sample, see: http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/units/ling210-901/transcription/broad transcri ption/broad transcription.html ( http://tinyurl.com/62n4y .) and

But it isn't. You are mishearing the /&I/ diphthong as ... in your own speech.For an explanation and recorded sample, see: http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/units/ling210-901/transcription/broad transcri ption/broad transcription.html and scroll

You're over a hundred years old? I hope that the relevant president sent you a telegram. Not quite a hundred, but I was here when my grandparents were still living (I was ten when they died), ... or it can be four. Using three makes 75 years,

I quite understand why rhotic people would find the usual ... in the language where the combination "uh" represents this sound? Good point, "uh" doesn't really appear in traditional English words, does it? Searching on in