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You
and W
These
words, although they begin with a vowel, are pronounced as though they
begin with a consonant sound.
These
words which begin with the letters eu
and u , sound like
they begin with “you”:
eucalyptus,
Eucharist, euchre, eulogy, eunuch, euphemism, euphoria, eureka, Euro,
Europe, European, euthanasia, ewe, Uganda, ukelele, Ukraine, UN, unanimous,
unicorn, uniform, unilateral, union, unique, unison, unit, unite, united,
unity, universal, universe, university, urethane, urinal, urinate, urine,
urologist, urology, Uruguay, USA, use, used, useful, user, USSR, usual,
usually, uterus, utilise, utility
These
words sound like they begin with W:
one, once
Their
articles should be pronounced "thuh" and "uh" and
not "thee" and "an."
E.g.
a uniform, a
euphemism and
a UN decision (not
an uniform, an euphemism and
an UN decision.
)
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