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minus-square@_dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish29•edit-29 months agoThey’re all using only the ‘uh’ sound for every non-silent vowel in each word. That ‘uh’ sound is apparently called the schwa in linguistics. (edit: clarified after i had already hit the post button)
minus-square@Suburbanl3g3ndlinkEnglish6•9 months agoAll the vowels make an ‘uh’ sound when you read the sentence out loud
I’m even more confused now…
They’re all using only the ‘uh’ sound for every non-silent vowel in each word.
That ‘uh’ sound is apparently called the schwa in linguistics.
(edit: clarified after i had already hit the post button)
All the vowels make an ‘uh’ sound when you read the sentence out loud