Can't think of any myself.
2006-06-09 02:17:36 · 17 answers · asked by FairyHoaxster 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
in 'enter' and 'seven' - together with several tens of thousands of other words - 'e' takes two different pronunciations in the same word.
the main reason for this is that 'e' is the commonest spelling for the schwa vowel in english. (though in 'commonest' the schwa is spelled first 'o' and then 'e').
your question suggests that you don't know much about phonetics.
2006-06-09 02:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by synopsis 7 · 8⤊ 4⤋
Europe
2006-06-09 09:19:27 · answer #2 · answered by jessigirl00781 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, you foreigner. If the English want to pronounce England as Inglund, who are you to tell them otherwise?
2006-06-09 09:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by Shining Star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Envelope - many pronounce it ON ve lope.
The name Ann in the U.K. is pronounced with a very definite A. In the US and Canada, it's pronounced Enn.
2006-06-09 09:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by MillwoodsGal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pronounce it England. Not sure where you are from!
And Ann is NOT pronounces ENN in the USA. Where are you people getting this nonsense from?
2006-06-09 09:20:14 · answer #5 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eire
eugene
2006-06-09 10:43:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you'll find that the correct pronuciation of England is En-ger-land!
COME ON ENGLAND!
2006-06-09 09:26:12 · answer #7 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think about it...the word Ian is the opposite way
2006-06-09 09:20:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
En Gland
not in gland
speak
en glish
not in glish
2006-06-09 09:23:27 · answer #9 · answered by mc_1_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's more related to the fact that a "N" follows the "E".
Envelope
Encouter
Entice
...
2006-06-09 09:20:31 · answer #10 · answered by nahkaip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋