| The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. |
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.
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Pronunciation Symbols
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| A list of the pronunciation symbols used in this book is given here in the column headed Symbols. Next to each symbol, in the column headed Examples, is a word or words chosen to illustrate how the symbol is pronounced. The letters that correspond in sound to the symbols are printed in boldface type. | 1 |
| Symbols | Examples |
 | pat |
 | pay |
| âr | care |
| ä | father |
| b | bib |
| ch | church |
| d | deed, milled |
 | pet |
 | bee |
| f | fife, phase, |
| rough |
| g | gag |
| h | hat |
 | pit |
 | pie, by |
| îr | pier |
| j | judge |
| k | kick, cat, pique |
| l | lid, needle |
| m | mum |
| n | no, sudden |
| ng | thing |
 | pot |
 | toe |
| ô | caught, paw |
| oi | noise |
 | took |
 | boot |
| ou | out |
| p | pop |
| r | roar |
| s | sauce |
| sh | ship, dish |
| t | tight, stopped |
| th | thin |
| th | this |
 | cut |
| ûr | urge, term, firm |
| v | valve |
| w | with |
| y | yes |
| z | zebra, xylem |
| zh | vision, pleasure, |
| garage |
 | about, edible, |
| circus |
| r | butter |
| Stress |
| Primary stress (´) | global |
| (gl’bl) |
| Secondary stress (´´) | globalize |
| (gl’blz´´) |
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The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. Copyright © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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