Hi, Please is it / də ʌp / or / du ʌp /?
A angel-girl1 Junior Member Joined May 22, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Arabic Home Country Morocco Current Location Morocco Feb 4, 2013 #1 Hi, Please is it / də ʌp / or / du ʌp /?
5 5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Feb 4, 2013 #2 If these are transcriptions of do up, then only the second is correct. In BrE, we normally transcribe it as /du: ʌp/
If these are transcriptions of do up, then only the second is correct. In BrE, we normally transcribe it as /du: ʌp/
BobK Harmless drudge Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Feb 5, 2013 #3 :up: (/ə/ is always unstressed. If you stress a vowel, it can't be /ə/ . b