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|au pãir | |au pãir | ||
|*ô pãir | |*ô pãir | ||
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|au pãir | |||
|*ô pãir | |||
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|Austria | |||
|*Óstria | |||
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|because | |||
|*bicóz | |||
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|bûreau | |||
|*byûrô | |||
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|bureaucracy | |||
|*byurócracy | |||
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|bury ''earth'' | |||
|bérry ''fruit'' | |||
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|business | |||
|*bízniss | |||
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|busy | |||
|*bízzy | |||
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|faux-pàs | |||
|*fô-pà | |||
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|gauche | |||
|*gôsh | |||
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|laureate | |||
|*lóriət | |||
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|laurel | |||
|*lórrəl | |||
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Laurence *Lórrənce (more often spelt Lawrence) | Laurence *Lórrənce (more often spelt Lawrence) | ||
Laurie ''name'' lórry ''vehicle'' | Laurie ''name'' lórry ''vehicle'' | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 6 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):
Irregular u’s
| Spelling | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| au pãir | *ô pãir |
| 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.