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.

Hello there, Today suddenly, some co-workers talked about the pronunciation of "an" and "the". As a general rule, aren't they pronounced as "an (as in ant)" and "thee" for words beginning in vowels?

I am somewhat confused about the proper British pronunciation of words like "ordinarily", "temporarily", and "momentarily". As I understand it, ... American pronunciation and stress the "a" in these words.

Peter Groves filted: I was with you (more or less) ... the birds themselves are in plentiful supply around these parts.. Quite apart from the birds, Ford have had a Falcon model around for years. In my part of Australia, it ... occasions I hear

Tony Mountifield schrieb: "Does your pronunciation of 'scone' (a variety of bun) rhyme with 'gone' or 'stone' or 'boon'?" To my ears, 'gone' has a longer vowel sound than the similar pronunciation

"Does your pronunciation of 'scone' (a variety of bun) rhyme with 'gone' or 'stone' or 'boon'?" To my ears, 'gone' has a longer vowel sound than the similar pronunciation of 'scone', which

To my ears, 'gone' has a longer vowel sound than ... to rhyme with 'stone'. I've never heard it pronounced scoon. I seem to remember that "scoon" is the proper pronunciation of the Scottish place-name

"Does your pronunciation of 'scone' (a variety of bun) rhyme with 'gone' or 'stone' or 'boon'?" To my ears, 'gone' has a longer vowel sound than the similar pronunciation of 'scone', which

"Does your pronunciation of 'scone' (a variety of bun) rhyme with 'gone' or 'stone' or 'boon'?" To my ears, 'gone' has a longer vowel sound than the similar pronunciation of 'scone', which

Hello. I've heard (say, in some British songs) the following pronunciation: the vowel in "got" was pronounced in a sort ... was Blur, by the way. The sound was not even short, it lasted for some time (because it's a song).