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Originally Posted by Huda Mir Hello....
I just wanted help about the words that have 'AE' in them.... how do they actually sound? And if any word has 'UO' in it, how does this uo will sound????????????????  |
AE
ae in Greek-derived words is /i/
Aesop /i:sop/
Aegean /i:dzi ən/
Haem /hi:m/ as in haemoglobin, haemophilia. (Spelled 'hemo' in AmE)
Paediatrics /pi:d.../ (pediatrics in AmE)
UO - there are two ways that I can think of:
1. Duo is /dj'uo/ or /duo/ in AmE. that is, 2 sounds: u then o with the stress on u,
duodenum.
du
opoly /dju'opoli/ The stress is different here.
2. Quod is /kwod/, but you won't see that often.
Duomo (an Italian Cathedral) /dwomo/
Cuomo (an Italian name) /kwomo/
If you have any particular words, post them.