– American English Pronunciation –
– ( Letter O: On ) –
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The 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.
On
Ob . Oc . Od . Oe . Of . Oh . Oi . Ok . Ol . Om . Op . Or . Ot . Ou . Ov . Ow . Ox
On
– For this word, the “O” is short
– /ahn/ – /ɑn/ – Notice also that –
Once
– For this word, there is a phantom-W before the “O”, the “O” is pronounced like the short letter “u”, the “c” is soft, and the final “e” is silent
– /wuhn-s/ – /wʌn.s/ – Notice also that the “s” ending acts as a second syllable –
One
– For this word, there is a phantom-W in front of the “O”, the “O” is pronounced like the short letter “u”, and the final “e” is silent
– /wuhn/ – /wʌn/ –
Oncology
– For this word, the “O” is short, the “c” is hard, and for the “-ology” suffix – the first “o” is short, the second “o” turns into a true-schwa, the “g” is soft, and the final “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e” (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue)
– /ahn-KAH-lə-dʒee/ – /ɑn.ˈkɑ.lə.dʒiː/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –
Onion
– For this word, the “O” is pronounced like the short letter “u”, the “i” is pronounced like the consonant letter “y”, and the “o” turns into an i-schwa
– /UHN-yihn/ – /ˈʌn.jə(ɪ)n/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
On-Line
– For this word, the “O” is short, the “i” is long, and the final “e” is silent
– /ahn-LAIN/ – /ɑn.ˈlaiːn/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –
Only
– For this word, the “O” is long, and for the “ly” suffix – the final “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e” (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue)
– /OHN-lee/ – /ˈon.liː/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Onto
– For this word, the “O” is short, and the final “o” is pronounced like the long letter “u”
– /AHN-too/ – /ˈɑn.tu/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
– ( American English Pronunciation – Letter O ) –
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