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Examples (the accents show stress and pronunciation: see [[English phonemes]]): | 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. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 5 March 2008
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.