tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13760886.post116588681262754070..comments2023-12-04T06:51:03.717-05:00Comments on alli-gal: Christmas at my housealli-galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761018033353324372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13760886.post-1166487340763019622006-12-18T19:15:00.000-05:002006-12-18T19:15:00.000-05:00very cool Rosie....thank you!!!Did you get my e-ma...very cool Rosie....thank you!!!<BR/><BR/>Did you get my e-mail with Aaron's list??<BR/><BR/>might be too late....sorry!!!alli-galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761018033353324372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13760886.post-1166140329982245372006-12-14T18:52:00.000-05:002006-12-14T18:52:00.000-05:00Allison thought you like to read this.1. SCHWA - U...Allison thought you like to read this.<BR/><BR/>1. SCHWA <BR/><BR/>- Unstressed - <BR/>A reader asks about the word schwa. <BR/>Part your lips slightly and try making the easiest sound possible! You've now pronounced the vowel sound known as a schwa, the first letter of "About" and Occur, the second letter of "sUppose", the fourth and seventh letters of "aftErwArds" and the last letters of "brothER.". The schwa is an indeterminate (unstressed, neutral) vowel. <BR/><BR/>- The Symbol - <BR/>Schwa can also denote the phonetic symbol itself, an upside down e. Mail programs usually don't support the schwa symbol, or any of the other phonetic symbols for that matter. <BR/><BR/>- The Mystery - <BR/>A third, though unofficial, meaning of schwa can be a strange or unexplained occurrence. This meaning seldom wanders beyond the fields of sci-fi (science fiction), but who knows? <BR/><BR/>- The History - <BR/>Schwa arrived in English during the 16th century from the German form of the Hebrew "sh(e)va", which meant emptiness and/or vanity. Authorities speculate that "sheva" might come from the Syriac "ewayya" meaning equal. Equal to nothing?enN2sphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826688976983518257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13760886.post-1165944317120707552006-12-12T12:25:00.000-05:002006-12-12T12:25:00.000-05:00Isn't Christmas time the best!!Isn't Christmas time the best!!*Jen*https://www.blogger.com/profile/01085476681817644228noreply@blogger.com