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Speakers of non-rhotic accents, as in much of Australia, England, New Zealand, and Wales, will pronounce the second syllable [fəd], those with the father–bother merger, as in much of the US and Canada, will pronounce the first syllable [ˈɑːks], and those with the cot–caught merger but without the father–bother merger, as in Scotland ...
Pronunciation can change over time. Dictionaries may list the most commonly used forms of words, but as language changes, dictionaries change as well. At best, any guide to suggested pronunciation can reflect the preponderance of usage.
For example, you may pronounce cot and caught the same, do and dew, or marry and merry. This often happens because of dialect variation (see our articles English phonology and International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects). If this is the case, you will pronounce those symbols the same for other words as well. [1]
Within the chart “close”, “open”, “mid”, “front”, “central”, and “back” refer to the placement of the sound within the mouth. [3] At points where two sounds share an intersection, the left is unrounded, and the right is rounded which refers to the shape of the lips while making the sound. [4]
People say pregnancy is one of the most beautiful life experiences, and nothing can compare to bringing a new life into the world. Watching your body grow and change can be both scary and exciting ...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are marking this Mother's Day with a donation to help unhoused mothers and mothers-to-be. With their Archewell Foundation, the pair have donated diapers, cleaning ...
Officially, the stress marks ˈ ˌ appear before the stressed syllable, and thus mark the syllable boundary as well as stress (though the syllable boundary may still be explicitly marked with a period). [75] Occasionally the stress mark is placed immediately before the nucleus of the syllable, after any consonantal onset. [76]
The Aussie went on to call stretch marks “mostly hereditary and genetic,” writing, “I’ll do everything to ens Pregnant Sharna Burgess Claps Back at 'Aggressive' Troll Over Stretch Marks ...