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minus-squareArrkk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·27 days agoAmericans reduce the Middle vowel to schwa in the adjective form but not the verb form, so you’ll often see the adjective spelled with an e and the verb with an a.
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-227 days agoI have a pretty generic US accent and I pronounce the second vowel in both the same, but I change the third vowel to a schwa in the adjective form.
Americans reduce the Middle vowel to schwa in the adjective form but not the verb form, so you’ll often see the adjective spelled with an e and the verb with an a.
I have a pretty generic US accent and I pronounce the second vowel in both the same, but I change the third vowel to a schwa in the adjective form.