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isn’t it / ain’t it (also all-purpose question tag - British colloq.) Ion (informal) I do not / I don't I’ve: I have isn’t: is not it’d: it would it’ll: it shall / it will it’s: it has / it is Idunno (informal) I do not know kinda (informal) kind of lemme: let me let’s: let us loven’t (informal) love not (colloquial) ma’am ...
The base alphabet consists of 21 letters: five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 16 consonants. The letters J, K, W, X and Y are not part of the proper alphabet, but appear in words of ancient Greek origin (e.g. Xilofono), loanwords (e.g. "weekend"), [2] foreign names (e.g. John), scientific terms (e.g. km) and in a handful of native words—such as the names Kalsa, Jesolo, Bettino Craxi, and Cybo ...
Its vowel height is close-mid, also known as high-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a close vowel (a high vowel) and a mid vowel.; Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned forward in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
In most English varieties, there are five non-sibilant voiceless consonants that occur at the end of words: / p /, / t /, / k /, / f /, and / θ /; some varieties also have / x /. When the singular form ends in a voiceless consonant other than a sibilant, the plural is normally formed by adding / s / (a voiceless sibilant). The spelling adds -s:
The a-e ligature ash (Æ æ) was adopted as a letter in its own right, named after a futhorc rune æsc. In very early Old English the o-e ligature ethel (Œ œ) also appeared as a distinct letter, likewise named after a rune, œðel. [citation needed] Additionally, the v–v or u-u ligature double-u (W w) was in use.
Words in SMALL CAPITALS are the standard lexical sets. Not all of the sets are used here. Not all of the sets are used here. In particular, we excluded words in the lexical sets BATH and CLOTH , which may be given two transcriptions, the former either with /ɑː/ or /æ/ , the latter with /ɒ/ or /ɔː/ .
The official chart of the IPA, revised in 2020. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script.It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standard written representation for the sounds of speech. [1]
A silent e can occur after c at the end of a word or component root word part of a larger word. The e can serve a marking function indicating that the preceding c is soft, as in dance and enhancement. The silent e often additionally indicates that the vowel before c is a long vowel, as in rice, mace, and pacesetter.