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* comfortable - [ˈk<sup>h</sup>̃ʌft<sup>h</sup>ɻb(ə)ɫ] | * comfortable - [ˈk<sup>h</sup>̃ʌft<sup>h</sup>ɻb(ə)ɫ] | ||
* Wednesday - [ˈwɛn(d)zdej] | * Wednesday - [ˈwɛn(d)zdej] | ||
* February - [ | * February - [ˈfɛbjʉwÆɻij] | ||
== My family == | |||
Some family members have weird pronunciations: | |||
* [ˈdɑjəpɹ] for [ˈdʌjpɹ] ("diaper") | |||
* [ˈdɑjəmənd] for [ˈdɑjmɪnd] ("diamond") | |||
* [hɒp] for [hɑp] ("hop") | |||
* [] for [ˈrɛs.stɻ.ɑnt] ("restaurant") | |||
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Revision as of 21:59, 19 May 2005
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 - [ˈfɛbjʉwÆɻij]
My family
Some family members have weird pronunciations:
- [ˈdɑjəpɹ] for [ˈdʌjpɹ] ("diaper")
- [ˈdɑjəmənd] for [ˈdɑjmɪnd] ("diamond")
- [hɒp] for [hɑp] ("hop")
- [] for [ˈrɛs.stɻ.ɑnt] ("restaurant")
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