[Dialogue] trans..dane

[icaelliott@igc.org]

When French and Italian people pronounced the word for "across the Po,"
the 
accent was on the first and third syllables, not the second. The second 
syllable came out as an "uh" (as in the second syllable of cafeteria). {and also the "a" on the end of the word}
I believe the proper designation for this sound is an upside down "e" in writing phonetically.


John,

The name for the upside down "e" is schwa, as you probably know, and all non non-stressed vowels,
 a,e,i,o, and u are pronounced virtually the same.  I like your explanation.

See you next month, keep the reminders coming as to your return.

Don