JNW's English: Difference between revisions

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* Wednesday - [ˈwɛn(d)zdej]
* Wednesday - [ˈwɛn(d)zdej]
* February - [ˈfɛbjʉwÆɹij]
* February - [ˈfɛbjʉwÆɹij]


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Revision as of 06:50, 9 October 2004

The pronunciation of words, as per Jonathan North Washington

[ʌ]

  • strawberry - [ˈsthɻʌbÆɹij]
  • wash - [wʌʃ]
  • Washington - [ˈwʌʃɪŋtɪn]
  • squash - [skwʌʃ]

[wɔ]

  • quarter - [ˈkhɔɹɾɻ] (but quarry - ['kwɔɻij])
  • quartz, courts - [khɔɹts]

[ɛ]

  • catch - [khɛʧ]
  • that (conj) - [ðɛt]

other

  • comfortable - [ˈkh̃ʌfthɻb(ə)ɫ]
  • Wednesday - [ˈwɛn(d)zdej]
  • February - [ˈfɛbjʉwÆɹij]


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