What is Cirencester?
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Phonetics For Cirencester
sirensestə
A Quick Overview Of Cirencester
The pronunciation of this word is just one of those things - no rules apply. You have to learn it as you go along.
The neutral vowel in 'Cirencester' , (also known as a 'schwa' ) is very prevalent in English. It is the sound of the 'e' in 'the' and the 'uh' sound in 'a'. In each of the following examples ( and there are many more) the neutral vowel is capitalised: 'sYringe', 'Adept', 'rEmind', 'ChinA', 'rEly', 'bEhind', 'watEr' and 'cOmmunicate'. The neutral vowel is indicated by this symbol - 'ə'. A neutral vowel is not stressed.
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