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How do I write certain IPA sounds using Gregg Shorthand? [closed]
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I've found a several descriptive images of the various ...
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How does one pronounce /oʊ/ in /oʊvərˈsiz/ in American English?
Today when I checked the Oxford American Dictionary for the pronunciation of overseas, I got this in IPA: /oʊvərˈsiz/.
According to my understanding, the /ʊ/ phoneme is pronounced o or something like ...
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Is a schwa ever stressed?
Is there a word in RP (Received Pronunciation) where the stressed vowel sound is a schwa?
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Dictionary program/website that has IPA+recording for as many words as possible
I usually use Wiktionary as my English dictionary. The main things that I'm interested in are (1) IPA transcriptions and (2) voice recordings of each word.
The problem is that Wiktionary doesn't have ...
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What is the pronunciation of mutinous?
What is the pronunciation of mutinous?
I looked at the pronunciation reported in a dictionary, which uses /ˈmjutn=əs/ as American English IPA transcription, but I don't understand which sound should ...
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IPA pronunciation of 'Bazinga'
You might be familiar with the tv-series the Big Bang Theory. Sheldon, one of the main characters, often says "bazinga". How would I write this in IPA? This is what I have, does that make sense?
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the pronunciation of 'occult'
From google dictionary: /əˈkəlt/
From my textbook: ['ɔkʌlt, ɔ'kʌlt, ə-]
The difference of those two is HUGE, Could you give me an explanation ?
