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Diplegia is the most common cause of crippling in children, specifically in children with cerebral palsy. [ 2] Other causes may be due to injury of the spinal cord. There is no set course of progression for people with diplegia. Symptoms may get worse but the neurological part does not change.
A diphthong ( / ˈdɪfθɒŋ, ˈdɪp -/ DIF-thong, DIP-; [ 1] from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos) 'two sounds', from δίς (dís) 'twice' and φθόγγος (phthóngos) 'sound'), also known as a gliding vowel or a vowel glide, is a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds within the same syllable. [ 2] Technically, a ...
A calliope (see below for pronunciation) is a North American musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or, more recently, compressed air, through large whistles —originally locomotive whistles. A calliope is typically very loud. Even some small calliopes are audible for miles.
“He gave us a heads up,” reported Geller, who calls the star “JT” for short. “We hadn’t met up in a while so he was like, ‘Hey, do you want to go have dinner?’
The acronym GIF, commonly pronounced as a monosyllable, has a disputed pronunciation. Some individuals pronounce the word with a hard g, as in / ɡɪf / ⓘ, whereas others pronounce it with a soft g, as in / dʒɪf / ⓘ. [ 3] A minority prefer to pronounce it as an initialism, speaking the name of each letter, creating the pronunciation ...
In English, the digraph ng often represents the velar nasal, as in long / l ɒ ŋ / and nothing / ˈ n ʌ θ ɪ ŋ /.In other cases, it represents a sequence of the velar nasal followed by the voiced velar stop, as in longer / ˈ l ɒ ŋ ɡ ər /, which had been the original pronunciation of the digraph up until Early Modern English when the / ɡ / sound was lost in most words, giving / ŋ / a ...
Monophthongs of New Zealand English, from Hay, Maclagan & Gordon (2008:21). Variation of monophthongs in New Zealand English, from Bauer et al. (2007:98).. The vowels of New Zealand English are similar to that of other non-rhotic dialects such as Australian English and RP, but with some distinctive variations, which are indicated by the transcriptions for New Zealand vowels in the tables below ...
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