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Hospital – For this word:  the “H” is pronounced audibly;  the “o” is short;  the “p” is pronounced (almost) like the letter “b”;  the “i” is pronounced as an i-schwa;  and for the “-al” suffix – the “a” is pronounced as a true-schwa (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).

– /HAHS-pih-dəl/ – /ˈhɑs.pə(ɪ).ɾəl/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –

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