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wysiwyg
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Pronunciation
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The English language being as tricky as we all know it is, I �m trying to make a list of the words that end with an -e that is pronounced /i:/. I �ve found a few of them: coyote, Apache, karaoke, be (of course), we, Truman Capote (well, I don �t think I �ll put this one on the list, being a proper noun), but I �m sure there are plenty of others. I guess I �m too tired to think, and I didn �t find any relevant article on the internet.
Can you help me find some others? Thanks a lot!
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31 Jan 2012
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ueslteacher
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do the words with double e qualify? goatee agree glee coffee
acne yangtze ante Cloe Calliope posse ye:)
Sophia |
31 Jan 2012
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wysiwyg
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No double ee in the list, my students know how to say them 
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31 Jan 2012
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almaz
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Forgive me if I�m wrong, but isn�t /i:/ part of the �fleece� lexical set, as in Sophia�s first examples... (the �e� in �be� and �apache� are obviously not the same)?
Perhaps you�re looking for what�s usually considered to be the �face� set, phonologically speaking (/e/ or /e:/ in Standard Scottish English)?
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31 Jan 2012
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yanogator
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Alex, here in the US, at least, the "e" in "be" and "Apache" are the same. (That �s the Indian tribe, not the French violent dance).
Bruce |
31 Jan 2012
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