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To: Bob Ireland

I forget the linguistic name for that ‘e’ character.

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The upside down e (ə) represents “schwa,” which is a vowel sound in an unstressed syllable where the vowel doesn’t make its own long or short sound. Examples:
2nd a and u - abacus (ˈa-bə-kəs)
e - problem (ˈprä-bləm)
i and y - analysis (ə-ˈna-lə-səs)
2nd o - bottom (ˈbä-təm)

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Our daughter and I both earned Master’s degrees in Education of the Deaf/Hearing Impaired.😍 She began with the Communication Disorders route while I started out in Special Education. I eventually switched over to 7th-grade Math but still taught all the “inclusion” SpEd kids.😍)


1,935 posted on 08/14/2024 8:43:01 AM PDT by lyby ("Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe." ~ Galileo Galilei)
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To: lyby
***The upside down e (ə) represents “schwa”***

schwa it is. I have been away from all of that too long.😌✔ Thanks...

1,986 posted on 08/14/2024 12:05:35 PM PDT by Bob Ireland (The Democrap Party is the enemy of freedom.They use all the seductions and deceits of the Bolshevics)
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To: lyby

You deserve a medal, lyby.


2,002 posted on 08/14/2024 1:25:42 PM PDT by Melian (✳✴️ Reminder: Memes are made to make you think or laugh. Verify for yourself before reposting. ✳️✴️)
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