– American English Pronunciation –
– ( Letter M: My ) –
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[su_dropcap style=”flat”]T[/su_dropcap]he pronunciations are not Universal as there are many different dialects of The English Language — both world-wide, and through-out America. The pronunciations that are presented here are based upon a combination of both common usage and the most neutral accent used in The International Common Tongue.
My
Ma . Me . Mi . Mo . Mp . Mr . Ms . Mu
My
– For this word, the “y” is pronounced like the long letter “i”
– /mai/ – /maiː/ –
Myriad
– For this word, the “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e”, the “i” is pronounced like the long letter “e”, the “a” turns into an i-schwa, and the final “d” is a flap-d but is (often) stopped
– /MEER-ee-ih[d]/ – /ˈmiːɹ.iː.ə(ɪ)[ɾ]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Myself (My-Self)
– For this word, the “y” is pronounced like the long letter “i”, and the “e” is short
– /mai-SEHL-f/ – /maiː.ˈsɛl.f/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –
Mysterious
– For this word, the “y” is pronounced like the short letter “i”, the “e” is long, the “i” is pronounced like the long letter “e”, and for the “-ous” suffix – the “ou” combination turns into an i-schwa (this is
the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue)
– /mih-STEER-ee-ihs/ – /mɪ.ˈstiːɹ.iː.ə(ɪ)s/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –
Mystery
– For this word, the “y” is pronounced like the short letter “i”, the “e” disappears, and the final “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e”
– /MIH-st’r-ee/ – /ˈmɪ.stɚ.iː/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Myth
– For this word, the “y” is pronounce like the short letter “i”, and the “th” combination is un-voiced
– /mih-th/ – /mɪ.th/ – Notice that the “th” ending acts as a second syllable –
Myths
– For this word, the “y” is pronounced like the short letter “i”, and the “th” combination is un-voiced
– /mih-ths/ – /mɪ.ths/ – Notice also that the “ths” ending acts as a second syllable –
– ( American English Pronunciation – Letter M ) –
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