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Originally Posted by Lenka View Post
Is the letter "e" in words such as "meaningless", "priceless" etc. ever read "i" or is it always pronounced just e?
Usually the vowel sound in unstressed syallables becomes a schwa. This can be heard as a very soft short i or e or u.
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