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
While most humans would also fail to answer the Wason task correctly, it is unlikely that this would be because they didn't know what a vowel was.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
In the Gluck rehearsal, Palumbo cautioned the group not to sit on one word’s final vowel, so that the next consonant could be more explosive.
From New York Times • May 21, 2024
But what if the h sounds like a vowel or the u sounds like a consonant?
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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