Pronunciation Of The Term “Alphabet”
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The Word “Alphabet”
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Pronunciation Of The Word “Alphabet”
Alphabet – For this word, the “A” is short, the “ph” combination is pronounced like the letter “f” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue), the second “a” turns into a u-schwa, the “e” is short, and the final “t” is (often) stopped.
– /æL-fuh-beh-[t]/ – /ˈæl.fə(ʌ).bɛ.t/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
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