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===Irregular u’s=== | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
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!Traditional | |||
!Trendy | |||
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|-íz (= '''ís''') | |||
|-êez (= '''êase''') | |||
|- | |||
|'''pàrtíes''' (*pàrtíz) | |||
|'''pàrtìês''' (*pàrtêez) | |||
|- | |||
|'''fámilíes''' (*fámilíz) | |||
|'''fámilìês''' (*fámilêez) | |||
|- | |||
|'''he’s''' (*híz) | |||
|'''hê’s''' (*hêez) | |||
|- | |||
|'''she’s''' (*shíz) | |||
|'''shê’s''' (*shêez) | |||
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spelling pronunciation | spelling pronunciation | ||
au pãir *ô pãir | au pãir *ô pãir | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 6 March 2008
U is the 21st letter of the English alphabet. Its name is pronounced like the words you and ewe.
Use in English
Examples (the accents show stress and pronunciation: see English phonemes):
Irregular u’s
| Traditional | Trendy |
|---|---|
| pàrtíes (*pàrtíz) | pàrtìês (*pàrtêez) |
| fámilíes (*fámilíz) | fámilìês (*fámilêez) |
| he’s (*híz) | hê’s (*hêez) |
| she’s (*shíz) | shê’s (*shêez) |
spelling pronunciation au pãir *ô pãir Austria *Óstria because *bicóz bûreau *byûrô bureaucracy *byurócracy bury earth bérry fruit business *bízniss busy *bízzy faux-pàs *fô-pà gauche *gôsh laureate *lóriət laurel *lórrəl Laurence *Lórrənce (more often spelt Lawrence) Laurie name lórry vehicle Maurice (BrE) first name Mórris surname mauve *môav (move is pronounced *moôve) pláteau *plátô tábleau *táblô
Also, in some BrE, u is pronounced f in lieuténant (*lefténant) - though in AmE and other BrE, it is a regular û.