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Line 138: \|- \| {{big\|{{IPA\|æ}}}}{{refn\|Some British sources, such as the [[Oxford English Dictionary]], use {{angbr IPA\|a}} instead of {{IPA\|/æ/}} to transcribe this vowel. This more closely reflects the actual vowel quality in contemporary [[Received Pronunciation]].{{efn\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.oed.com/information/understanding-entries/pronunciation/british-english-pronunciations/\|title=British English Pronunciations\|publisher=[[Oxford English Dictionary]]\|accessdate=4 September 2023}}}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| {{sc2\|TR'''A'''P}}, tb'''a'''~~ttoo~~g, s'''a'''ng, t'''a'''ttoo{{refn\|In North America, {{IPA\|/æ/}} is often pronounced like a diphthong {{IPA\|[eə~ɛə]}} before nasal consonants and, in some particular regional dialects, other environments. See [[:/æ/ raising\|{{IPA\|/æ/\|cat=no}} raising]].}} \| {{big\|{{IPA\|ær}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| m'''arr'''y{{refn\|name=marymarrymerry\|Many North American accents have the [[Mary–marry–merry merger\|''Mary''–''marry''–''merry'' merger]] and therefore don't distinguish between the corresponding sounds {{IPA\|/ɛər/}}, {{IPA\|/ær/}}, and {{IPA\|/ɛr/}}. Some speakers merge only two of the sounds (most typically {{IPA\|/ɛər/}} with one of the short vowels), and less than a fifth of speakers of American English make a full three-way distinction like in RP and similar accents.{{efn\|{{cite web\|last1=Vaux\|first1=Bert\|last2=Golder\|first2=Scott\|year=2003\|url=http://dialect.redlog.net/staticmaps/q_15.html\|title=How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?\|work=Harvard Dialect Survey\|publisher=Harvard University Linguistics Department}}}}}} Line 153: \|- \| {{big\|{{IPA\|ɛ}}}}{{refn\|{{IPA\|/ɛ/}} is transcribed with {{angbr IPA\|e}} in many dictionaries. However, {{IPA\|/eɪ/}} is also sometimes transcribed with {{angbr IPA\|e}}, especially in North American literature, so {{angbr IPA\|ɛ}} is chosen here.}} \| style="text-align: left" \| {{sc2\|DR'''E'''SS}}, prb'''e'''~~stige~~g, l'''e'''ngth, pr'''e'''stige \| {{big\|{{IPA\|ɛr}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| m'''err'''y{{refn\|name=marymarrymerry}} \|- \| {{big\|{{IPA\|eɪ}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| {{sc2\|F'''A'''CE}}, v'''a'''gue \| {{big\|{{IPA\|ɛər}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| {{sc2\|SQU'''ARE'''}}, M'''ar'''y{{refn\|name=marymarrymerry}}{{refn\|name=centering\|{{IPA\|/ɛə/}}, {{IPA\|/ɪə/}}, or {{IPA\|/ʊə/}} may be separated from {{IPA\|/r/}} only when a stress follows it. The [[Template:IPAc-en\|IPAc-en]] template supports {{IPA\|/ɛəˈr/}}, {{IPA\|/ɪəˈr/}}, {{IPA\|/ʊəˈr/}}, {{IPA\|/ɛəˌr/}}, {{IPA\|/ɪəˌr/}}, and {{IPA\|/ʊəˌr/}} as distinct diaphonemes for such occasions.}} \|- \| {{big\|{{IPA\|ɪ}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| {{sc2\|K'''I'''T}}, hb'''i'''~~storic~~g, s'''i'''ng, sh'''i'''~~ck, m'''i'''x~~storic{{refn\|name=strong-weak\|{{angbr IPA\|ɪ}} and {{angbr IPA\|oʊ}} represent strong vowels in some words and weak vowels in others. It will not always be clear which they are.{{efn\|{{harvp\|Flemming\|Johnson\|2007\|pp=91–2}}.}}{{efn\|{{cite web\|last=Wells\|first=John\|date=25 March 2011\|url=http://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com/2011/03/strong-and-weak.html\|title=strong and weak\|work=John Wells's phonetic blog}}}}}} \| {{big\|{{IPA\|ɪr}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| m'''irr'''or, S'''ir'''ius \|- \| {{big\|{{IPA\|iː}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| {{sc2\|FL'''EE'''CE}}, l'''ea'''gue, pedigr'''ee''', id'''e'''a{{refn\|name=smoothing\|Words like ''idea, real,'' and ''theatre'' may be pronounced with {{IPA\|/ɪə/}} and ''cruel'' with {{IPA\|/ʊə/}} in non-rhotic accents such as Received Pronunciation, and some dictionaries transcribe them with {{IPA\|/ɪə, ʊə/}},{{efn\|name=wells-smoothing\|{{harvp\|Wells\|1982\|p=240}}.}} but since they are not pronounced with {{IPA\|/r/}} in rhotic accents, they are transcribed with {{IPA\|/iːə, uːə/}}, not with {{IPA\|/ɪə, ʊə/}}, in this transcription system.}} \| {{big\|{{IPA\|ɪər}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| {{sc2\|N'''EAR'''}}, s'''er'''ious{{refn\|name=centering}} Line 198: \|- \| rowspan="2" \| {{big\|{{IPA\|ʌ}}}}{{refn\|Some, particularly North American, dictionaries notate {{IPA\|/ʌ/}} with the same symbol as {{IPA\|/ə/}}, which is found only in unstressed syllables, and distinguish it from {{IPA\|/ə/}} by marking the syllable as stressed. Also note that although {{angbr IPA\|ʌ}}, the IPA symbol for the [[open-mid back unrounded vowel\|open-mid back vowel]], is used, the typical modern pronunciation is rather close to the [[near-open central unrounded vowel\|near-open central vowel]] {{IPA\|[ɐ]}} in some dialects, including Received Pronunciation.}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" \| {{sc2\|STR'''U'''T}}, s'''u'''~~ntidy~~ng, tr'''u'''~~stee~~ntidy, str'''u'''ngstee{{refn\|{{IPA\|/ʌ/}} is not used in the dialects of the northern half of England, some bordering parts of Wales, and some broad eastern Ireland accents. These words would take the {{IPA\|/ʊ/}} vowel: there is no [[Foot–strut split\|''foot''–''strut'' split]].}} \| {{big\|{{IPA\|ɜːr}}}} \| style="text-align: left" \| {{sc2\|N'''UR'''SE}}, bl'''urr'''y, '''ur'''bane, forew'''or'''d{{refn\|In Received Pronunciation, {{IPA\|/ɜːr/}} is pronounced as a lengthened schwa, {{IPA\|[əː]}}. In General American, it is phonetically identical to {{IPA\|/ər/}}. Some dictionaries therefore use {{angbr IPA\|əː, ər}} instead of the conventional notations {{angbr IPA\|ɜː, ɜr}}. When {{angbr IPA\|ər}} is used for {{IPA\|/ɜːr/}}, it is distinguished from {{IPA\|/ər/}} by marking the syllable as stressed.}}

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