Category Archives: Schwa

The Alternative ELT Jargon Dictionary Part 22

appropriacy- the noun of appropriate + priapism aspect- ass and pecs aspiration- mouth to mouth resuscitation of a student who was so stressed when speaking English that they forgot to breathe colligations- the offspring of a collie and an alligator … Continue reading

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TV's only phonemic chart quote?

“No children, you are not seeing things. This, my little friends, is a schwa!”

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