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'''U''' is the 21st letter of the [[English alphabet]]. Its name is pronounced like the words ''you'' and | '''U''' is the 21st letter of the [[English alphabet]]. Its name is pronounced like the words ''you'' and ''ewe''. | ||
==Use in English== | ==Use in English== | ||
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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): A list of irregular u’s: 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.