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#2 (permalink) Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:18 am A question about boy and buoy's pronunciation |
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The pronunciation is identical. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#4 (permalink) Wed Aug 03, 2011 17:02 pm A question about boy and buoy's pronunciation |
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Please visit: http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/boy http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/buoy where the way the icon has been set next to the phonetic pronunciation may make things a little clearer.
Then look again at http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buoy
You will see there are two loudspeaker icons there, along with two sets of phonetic symbols. The second icon matches the second phonetic symbol, and this is the phonetic version have indicated in your original post. It is identical to the pronunciation of 'boy'
It seems that Merriam-Webster, being an American dictionary, put the American alternative pronunciation first. Being British, I've never heard anything like that pronunciation in my life. It made me laugh!
In summary, There are two ways to pronounce 'buoy' in North America. One matches the British pronunciation, which also happens to match the pronunciation of 'boy': " bɔɪ "
The alternative American only pronunciation is marked phonetically as " ˈbuːi " _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#5 (permalink) Thu Aug 04, 2011 0:35 am A question about boy and buoy's pronunciation |
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clear explanation!
Thank you very much! |
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#6 (permalink) Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:02 am A question about boy and buoy's pronunciation |
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I'm happy to have helped - and welcome to the forums. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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