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  2. Clipping (phonetics) - Wikipedia

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    Vowels preceding voiceless consonants that begin a next syllable (as in keychain /ˈkiː.tʃeɪn/) are not affected by this rule. [1] Rhythmic clipping occurs in polysyllabic words. The more syllables a word has, the shorter its vowels are and so the first vowel of readership is shorter than in reader, which, in turn, is shorter than in read ...

  3. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;

  4. International Phonetic Alphabet - Wikipedia

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    Among vowels, a is officially a front vowel, but is more commonly treated as a central vowel. The difference, to the extent it is even possible, is not phonemic in any language. For all phonetic notation, it is good practice for an author to specify exactly what they mean by the symbols that they use.

  5. Diacritic - Wikipedia

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    The most common is the circumflex (which it calls to bach, meaning "little roof", or acen grom "crooked accent", or hirnod "long sign") to denote a long vowel, usually to disambiguate it from a similar word with a short vowel or a semivowel. The rarer grave accent has the opposite effect, shortening vowel sounds that would usually be pronounced ...

  6. 96 Shortcuts for Accents and Symbols: A Cheat Sheet

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    The post 96 Shortcuts for Accents and Symbols: A Cheat Sheet appeared first on Reader's Digest. These printable keyboard shortcut symbols will make your life so much easier.

  7. How To Write Numbers in Words on a Check - AOL

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    Write the amount in numbers in the box with the dollar sign. On the row beneath “Pay to the order of,” write the payment amount in words. Sign your name on the line in the bottom right.

  8. IPA vowel chart with audio - Wikipedia

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    This chart provides audio examples for phonetic vowel symbols. The symbols shown include those in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and added material. The chart is based on the official IPA vowel chart. [1] The International Phonetic Alphabet is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet.

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