vowel
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“Non-rhotic speakers essentially say the ‘r’ sound only when it occurs before a vowel sound, but not when it occurs after a vowel,” Ms. Fridland says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
I mean, this is us lining up sine waves, “Minority Report”-style, and seeing where a vowel or a syllable is sort of falling out of place and giving the actor’s accent away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
Llama 2 70b, which answered correctly 10% of the time, mistook the letter K for a vowel and so answered incorrectly.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
Abrdn appointed branding agency Wolff Olins to advise on the change but has been on the receiving end of jibes ever since, with some suggesting the company suffers from "irritable vowel syndrome".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
The first letter was M. I started back at A and pointed very pointedly at the vowels because I knew a vowel would follow.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
To go American, Mielewska said it's all about getting the Rs and the vowels right.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
“The way he finishes notes, the way he slurs into notes, the way vowels sound, the choices of sounds he uses in the lyrics he writes—it’s just clever,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
But the kids, with the exception of some open vowels here and there, sounded like pretty generic young Americans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
The event opened with boxing-style elongated vowels of Rickieeeeeeee Fowler and Shaaaaaaaaane Lowry as the six players were introduced.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025
Nathan felt the hard, short consonants and the long, lyric vowels weave together.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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