The schwa sound!

Fred Guest	The schwa sound! Apr 11, 2014 22:55:18 GMT debrian likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Fred on Apr 11, 2014 22:55:18 GMT Hi, One of the best ways to sound English and more natural is to master the "schwa sound". How to describe it? Which vowel sound is the closest of the schwa? Any tips would be greatly appreciate too Regards Fred

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The schwa sound! Apr 23, 2014 23:06:14 GMT

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Post by geopar on Apr 23, 2014 23:06:14 GMT

The 'schwa' sound does not have a letter equivalent. However, it closely resembles the short 'i' in sound.

You can hear it in words such as 'information' or 'delegation' where we pronounce the '-ion' part iike '-in'.

You can also hear the 'schwa' in so called weak form words such as 'can'. In a sentence like 'I can do it' the word 'can' is pronounced 'kin' as opposed to 'kan'.

fred34 New Member Posts: 8	The schwa sound! Apr 24, 2014 12:27:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fred34 on Apr 24, 2014 12:27:22 GMT thanks for your help and your hints Regards Fred

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