| An | ...n modern english is a is followed by a consonant an is followed by a vowel but a probl...
...sounds which display properties of both consonants and vowels - in particular the ‘semi-...
...ey take up one of the positions used by consonants at the beginning of a syllable as in...
...ay in modern english /h/ is used as a consonant so that we say a horse not an horse t...
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| Elision | ...lision in lexical words initial single consonant form location examples ...
...ness on every side medial single consonant form location examples ...
...nter&rsquo gatories final single consonant form location examples ...
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| Irish | ... vowel quality and the loss of a final consonant irish pronunciation english wo...
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| Scottish | ... 114 the only changes affecting consonants are in these words scottish p...
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| Welsh | ... most noticeable feature is that voiced consonants (those with vocal cord vibration such...
... there are also some cases where a consonant is omitted at the beginning of a word -...
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| Abbreviations | ...ymbols used vowelssymbol as in consonantssymbol as in a hat b buy ...
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