/u/ and /uː/ in pronunciation - English Language & Usage Stack …
Apr 13, 2017 · 4 Unfortunately, the occurrence of /u/ vs /ʊ/ is a little arbitrary, in particular because the /u/ vowel occurs in words coming from a number of sources. There are even a few words where …
Why does the pronunciation of "U" vary in English?
The letter U is pronounced differently in different words such as Umbrella and Utensils, as well as when it is Used inside of words such as stUdent and stUdy. Can I please have a grammatical explan...
'the USA' vs. 'the US' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 21, 2014 · Here is an interesting discussion of US versus U.S. versus USA versus U.S.A. from Wikipedia: Manual of Style: In American and Canadian English, U.S. (with periods) is the dominant …
Why is it spelled "curiosity" instead of "curiousity?"
Sep 19, 2014 · As far as English is concerned, the root of curiosity is curiosity. It was not formed from curious. The real question here is where the latter got its second u from. The French original did not …
U vs. Non-U words in contemporary British English
Sep 30, 2019 · The Wikipedia page on U and non-U English describes the nature of these two "sociolects" and gives a number of examples in a table. What I find intriguing is that most of this …
Principles in the use of letters 'b', 'u' and 'v' in Early Modern ...
Jul 8, 2015 · Keep in mind that typesetting mimicked handwriting, and in handwritten script the character v, for instance, would be written differently depending on whether it was at the start of a word or …
What does "P.U." (in reference to stinkiness) stand for?
34 "What does {holding nose} P.U. mean?" my son asked me tonight. I told him I didn't know, and he laughed and said "It means stinky, Mommy!" Very funny and well said, but it left me wondering. A …
Difference between "How are you?" and "How are you doing?"
Those in Europe and the U.S. may remember the fun 1972 song tiled, “How Do You Do?” sung by Mouth and MacNeal, available to listen to on YouTube. Two different examples of how the phrases …
Letter U in American English vs British English
Mar 8, 2019 · Why was the letter 'U' dropped from many words such as colour, odour etc? And also why is the letter 'l' spelt as a singular, when in British English it's used as a double 'll' in most words, …
What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
Aug 23, 2014 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?