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_dev_null , 3 months ago They’re all using only the ‘uh’ sound for every non-silent vowel in each word. That ‘uh’ sound is apparently called the schwa in linguistics. (edit: clarified after i had already hit the post button)
They’re all using only the ‘uh’ sound for every non-silent vowel in each word.
That ‘uh’ sound is apparently called the schwa in linguistics.
(edit: clarified after i had already hit the post button)
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_dev_null , 4 months ago Ahem: aerae: Latin, genitive/dative singular of aera eni: Urhobo for ‘elephant’ oreta: Latin, taxonomic genus within the family Drepanidae. aroe: Rōmaji transcription of アロエ oine: Danish, indefinite plural of øie aen: Rōmaji transcription of あえん enta: French, third-person singular past historic of enter aete: Rōmaji transcription of あえて
Ahem:
aerae: Latin, genitive/dative singular of aera
eni: Urhobo for ‘elephant’
oreta: Latin, taxonomic genus within the family Drepanidae.
aroe: Rōmaji transcription of アロエ
oine: Danish, indefinite plural of øie
aen: Rōmaji transcription of あえん
enta: French, third-person singular past historic of enter
aete: Rōmaji transcription of あえて
xkcd #2907: Schwa ( imgs.xkcd.com )
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xkcd #2896: Crossword Constructors ( imgs.xkcd.com )
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