Re: Pronunciation

> Nelson, the vowel sound in 'luck" and "duck" is not
> a schwa, it's the upsidedown v symbol. The initial
> vowel sound in 'again' is a a schwa and is similar
to > > the sound in 'luck" and "duck" but not the
same.

There is a conspiracy, perhaps by printers, perhaps by
typeset companies, to flood the market with unneeded
print products.  For example, the schwa sound is the
same whether produced in a stressed or unstressed
syllable.  Don't listen to these people.  They are
against a standardized phonemic alphabet of English
for China, profiting from the sale of umpteen-plus
versions of methods and curricula.  NUL uses the
upside-down V for the -eu (French) sound in 'book'.
That's all for now.  I think I'm being followed.
Nelson Bank
University of Texas - El Paso




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