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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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