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Pronunciation in the Second Edition

The pronunciations given are those in use in the educated speech of southern England (The socalled Received Standard), and the keywords given are to be understood as pronounced in such
speech.

This key is to the pronunciations given in unrevised entries. For pronunciations in revised entries, see
this key.

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French cognac /kak/

German ach /ax/, Scots loch /lx/, Spanish frijoles /frixoles/

German ich //, Scots nicht /nt/

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pit /pt/, -ness /ns/

pet /pt/, French sept /st/

pat /pt/

putt /pt/

pot /pt/

put /pt/

another /n(r)/

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beaten /bit()n/

French si /si/

French bb /bebe/

French mari /mari/

French btiment /btim/

French homme /m/

French eau /o/

French peu /p/

French boeuf /bf/, coeur /kr/

French douce /dus/

German Mller /mlr/

French du /dy/

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bean /bin/

barn /bn/

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born /bn/

boon /bun/

burn /bn/

German Schnee /ne/

German Fhre /fr/

German Tag /tak/

German Sohn /zon/

German Goethe /gt/

German grn /gryn/

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French fin /f, f /

French franc /fr/

French bon /b/

French un / /

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bay /be/

buy /ba/

boy /b/

no /n/

now /na/

peer /p(r)/

pair /p(r)/

tour /t(r)/

boar /b(r)/

fiery /far/

sour /sa(r)/

Symbols in parentheses are used to denote elements that may be omitted either by individual
speakers or in particular phonetic contexts: e.g. bottle / bt()l/, Mercian /m()n/, suit /s(j)ut/,
impromptu /mprm(p)tju/, father /f(r)/.
The incidence of main stress is shown by a superior stress mark () preceding the stressed syllable,
and a secondary stress by an inferior stress mark (), e.g. accentuation /ksntjuen/.

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