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The placement of hyphens is based on phonetic principles, such as vowel length, nasalization, variation due to the po-sition of a consonant in a syllable, and other nuances of the spoken word. The syllable breaks shown in this book reflect the careful pronunciation of a single word out of context.
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Symbol. Explanation. \&\. as a in b a nan a and a but, as o in c o llide. \'&, "&\. as u in h u mdr u m and ab u t. \ [^&]\. immediately preceding \l\, \n\, \m\, \ [ng]\, as le in batt le, en in kitt en and eat en and sometimes op en \'Op- [^&]m\; immediately following \l\, \m\, \r\, as often le in French tab le, me in French pris me, and re in ...
Guide to Pronunciation. No system of indicating pronunciation is self-explanatory. The following discussion sets out the signification and use of the pronunciation symbols in this dictionary, with special attention to those areas where experience has shown that dictionary users may have questions.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (abbreviated AHD) uses a phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet to transcribe the pronunciation of spoken English. It and similar respelling systems, such as those used by the Merriam-Webster and Random House dictionaries, are familiar to US schoolchildren.
This pronunciation key outlines how to pronounce the letters and symbols in these systems, with familiar words that provide common examples for what each one sounds like.
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G-sharp major is a theoretical key based on the musical note G ♯, consisting of the pitches G ♯, A ♯, B ♯, C ♯, D ♯, E ♯, and F. Its key signature has eight sharps, requiring one double sharp and six single sharps. [1] Its relative minor is E-sharp minor, which is usually replaced by F minor.
