On Mon, Nov 08, 1999 at 10:54:20PM -0500, Ken W wrote:
> Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be an HTML character for the 'u'
> in 'mutt'. The 'u' in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is called
> a "shwa" represented by an upside-down 'e'. It is the same vowel
> sound in "what" and "up" and "cup".
I never thought of the vowel sound in "what" as being the same as that
in "up" or "cup". Most people I know pronounce the "a" in what as "ah",
not as "uh".
> Wow, finally putting my degree in linguistics to good use! :) Hope
> this helps.
See, yer Mom _told_ you that college education would be good for something!
Fred
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