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ArchivesRe: Rough pronunciation UH vs. U
in reply to a message by mirfak
That’s strange, using refined search I’m not finding any either. Perhaps it was in fact just in user-contributed names, for I’ve been looking at a lot of those lately.
Another oddity I can attest, however: ‘ah’ (/ɒ/–/ɑ/ in pot, con) is used on a regular basis for /a/ (which has no distinguished code in the Pronunciation Guide) or /ʌ/ (which should be U). See, for instance, the German (and related) pronunciations of Hannah, Barbara and Franziska. Maybe it’s just that the examples in the guide aren’t optimal.
Another oddity I can attest, however: ‘ah’ (/ɒ/–/ɑ/ in pot, con) is used on a regular basis for /a/ (which has no distinguished code in the Pronunciation Guide) or /ʌ/ (which should be U). See, for instance, the German (and related) pronunciations of Hannah, Barbara and Franziska. Maybe it’s just that the examples in the guide aren’t optimal.
This message was edited 4/6/2016, 12:23 PM
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