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* catch - [k<sup>h</sup>ɛʧ] | * catch - [k<sup>h</sup>ɛʧ] | ||
* that (conj) - [ðɛt] | * that (conj) - [ðɛt] | ||
== [ʌj] == | |||
* /ɑj/ before voiced consonants is [ɑj] | |||
** 'eyes' [ɑjz] | |||
** 'bide' [bɑjd] | |||
* /ɑj/ before voiced consonants is [ʌj] | |||
** 'ice' [ʌjs] | |||
** 'bite' [bʌjt] | |||
* there are exceptions | |||
** Idaho [ʌj], Ida [ʌj] | |||
** cider [ʌj], spider [ʌj] | |||
** icon [ɑj], nikon [ʌj], daikon [ɑj] | |||
** cyclops [ʌj / ɑj], but psycho [ʌj] | |||
== other == | == other == | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 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]
[ʌj]
- /ɑj/ before voiced consonants is [ɑj]
- 'eyes' [ɑjz]
- 'bide' [bɑjd]
- /ɑj/ before voiced consonants is [ʌj]
- 'ice' [ʌjs]
- 'bite' [bʌjt]
- there are exceptions
- Idaho [ʌj], Ida [ʌj]
- cider [ʌj], spider [ʌj]
- icon [ɑj], nikon [ʌj], daikon [ɑj]
- cyclops [ʌj / ɑj], but psycho [ʌj]
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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