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  1. 04-Feb-2013, 21:33 #1
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    Default / də ʌp / or / du ʌp /

    Hi,

    Please is it / də ʌp / or / du ʌp /?
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    Default Re: / də ʌp / or / du ʌp /

    If these are transcriptions of do up, then only the second is correct. In BrE, we normally transcribe it as /du: ʌp/
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    Default Re: / də ʌp / or / du ʌp /

    (/ə/ is always unstressed. If you stress a vowel, it can't be /ə/ .

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