Monday, September 13, 2010

Reducing O

Many words in English are spelled with an o. Often when the o comes at the end of the word it is reduced to /I/ not a /ǝ/.

Here are some words that exemplify this, meaning in these words the o's are reduced to /I/ not /ǝ/.

Carrot

Boston

Second

Person

Pilot

Lisbon

London