SharonK
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Hi Forum,
I have a word that will possibly be a pen name. When I write the pen name I will want to show symbols above some of the vowels so that the name would always be pronounced correctly. At this time the full spelling of the word is confidential and cannot be provided to you to assist in you understanding my problem.
So, here goes. "De" is the first syllable and needs to be pronounced 'deh' or I might choose to pronounce it as 'duh'. Nonetheless, - what CORRECT phonetic symbol, or vowel symbol, or whatever else the correct English language term might be, should be placed above the letter 'e' to get the desired pronunciation for either 'deh' (as in Debbie) or 'duh' (as in dumb)?
Coincidentally, the last syllable of the word is also "de" and needs to be pronounced as 'day'. What symbol above the 'e' should be used to make it sound as in 'day'?
Neither of those syllables receive the emphasis during pronunciation.
And finally - the letter "a". What symbol would I place above the letter 'a' to make it pronounced as "ah" --- as in: when you open your mouth say 'ah' ... ?
Thank you so much for guidance on this issue.
I have a word that will possibly be a pen name. When I write the pen name I will want to show symbols above some of the vowels so that the name would always be pronounced correctly. At this time the full spelling of the word is confidential and cannot be provided to you to assist in you understanding my problem.
So, here goes. "De" is the first syllable and needs to be pronounced 'deh' or I might choose to pronounce it as 'duh'. Nonetheless, - what CORRECT phonetic symbol, or vowel symbol, or whatever else the correct English language term might be, should be placed above the letter 'e' to get the desired pronunciation for either 'deh' (as in Debbie) or 'duh' (as in dumb)?
Coincidentally, the last syllable of the word is also "de" and needs to be pronounced as 'day'. What symbol above the 'e' should be used to make it sound as in 'day'?
Neither of those syllables receive the emphasis during pronunciation.
And finally - the letter "a". What symbol would I place above the letter 'a' to make it pronounced as "ah" --- as in: when you open your mouth say 'ah' ... ?
Thank you so much for guidance on this issue.