TAILIEUCHUNG - Longman Dictionary of American English, 4th Edition [2008]

This dictionary shows pronunciations used by speakers of the most common American English dialects. Sometimes more than one pronunciation is shown. For example, many Americans say the first vowel in data as /eI/, while many others say this vowel as /{/. We show data as /'deIÔ@, 'd{Ô@/. This means that both pronunciations are possible and are commonly used by educated speakers. We have not, however, shown all American dialects and all possible pronunciations. For example, news is shown only as /nuz/ even though a few Americans might pronounce this word as /nyuz/. In words like caught and dog we show the vowel /O/, but many speakers use the vowel /A/ in place of. | Pronunciation American English This dictionary shows pronunciations used by speakers of the most Common American English dialects. Sometimes more than one pronunciation is shown. For example many Americans say the first vowel in data as ei while many others say this vowel as . We show data as delta dsta . This means that both pronunciations are possible and are commonly used by educated speakers. We have not however shown all American dialects and all possible pronunciations. For example news is shown only as nuz even though a few Americans might pronounce this word as nyuz . In words like caught and dog we show the vowel o but many speakers use the vowel a in place of 0 so that caught and cot are both said as kat . Use of the Hyphen When more than one pronunciation is given for a word we usually show only the part of the pronunciation that is different from the first pronunciation replacing the parts that are the same with a hyphen eConomics eka namiks i- . The hyphen is also used for showing the division between syllables when this might not be clear boyish bai-ij drawing dra-ig clockwise klak-waiz . Symbols The symbols used in this dictionary are based on the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet IPA with a few changes. The symbol y which is closer to English spelling than the j used in the IPA is used for the first sound in you yu . Other changes are described in the paragraph American English Sounds. Abbreviations No pronunciations are shown for most abbreviations. This is either because they are not spoken and are defined as written abbreviations or because they are pronounced by saying the names of the letters with main stress on the last letter and secondary stress on the first VCR vi si ar . Pronunciations have been shown where an abbreviation is spoken like an ordinary word RAM r m . Words that are Forms of Main Words A form of a main word that is a different part of speech may come at the end of the entry for that word. If the related word is .

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