JNW's English

The pronunciation of words, as per Jonathan North Washington

[ʌ]

• strawberry - [ˈst^hɻʌbÆɹij]
• wash - [wʌʃ]
• Washington - [ˈwʌʃɪŋtɪn]
• squash - [skwʌʃ]

[wɔ]

• quarter - [ˈk^hɔɹɾɻ] (but quarry - ['kwɔɻij])
• quartz, courts - [k^hɔɹts]

[ɛ]

• catch - [k^hɛʧ]
• that (conj) - [ðɛt]

other

• comfortable - [ˈk^h̃ʌft^hɻb(ə)ɫ]
• Wednesday - [ˈwɛn(d)zdej]
• February - [ˈfɛbjʉwÆɹij]

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