JNW's English: Difference between revisions

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== [wɔ] ==
== [wɔ] ==
* quarter - [ˈk<sup>h</sup>ɔɹɾɻ] (''but'' quarry - ['kwɔɻij])
* quarter - [ˈk<sup>h</sup>ɔɹɾɻ] (''but'' quarry - ['kwɔɻij])
* quartz, courts - [k<sup>h</sup>ɔɹts]


== [ɛ] ==
== [ɛ] ==

Revision as of 06:47, 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]


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