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#1
24-Aug-2008, 09:08
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 how to pronounce 'comfortable'? I'm having a problem pronouncing 'comfortable' correctly. Everytime I do, my American friend tells me I'm wrong. Can anyone here divide it into syllables that are easy to catch?  |
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#2
24-Aug-2008, 10:37
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 Re: how to pronounce 'comfortable'? ['kAmfotabl] |
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#3
24-Aug-2008, 11:39
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| Re: how to pronounce 'comfortable'? Maybe that's the way in some parts of the world. But in Br E it's often reduced to three syllables: /'kʌmftəbəl/. The second syllable is a schwa. I've followed the standard EFL transcription of a schwa in the last syllable too, although I think the [l] is syllabic (as does Shmi). b |
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24-Aug-2008, 18:08
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| Re: how to pronounce 'comfortable'? Thank you Shmi. Thank you Bob. |
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15-Sep-2008, 08:49
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