quote: | Originally posted by smekzg
Isn't "ness" pronounced.. 'n' ass? |
Not quite. The "e" in "ness" is pronounced like the "a" in Rosa, but the "a" in "ass" is a different vowel altogether (which should sound between Croatian "e" and Croatian "a").
quote: | Originally posted by smekzg
How do you pronounce penis in english? |
pee-ness. You can pronounce "Happy" as "Hap-pee", but I can't find a single dictionary that has this "ee" vowel anywhere in the word "Happiness". The "pin" in "Happiness" should sound to you like a vowel between Croatian "i" and Croatian "e" (while I take the "ee" vowel in "Happy" just sounds like Croatian "i").
Technically speaking, one vowel is tense and the other is lax, but this is just nerdspeak
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