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BPFK Section: Hesitation

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On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 02:21:09PM +0100, Philip Newton wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 16:49:03 -0800, Robin Lee Powell
> <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
> > Furthermore, how the hell do you even stress schwa? I mean,
> > isn't that just a *grunt* at that point?
>
> Uh, the same way you stress any other vowel? Shwa is just a vowel.
> Pronounce it more loudly and/or at a higher pitch, to name two
> popular methods of accent.

Both of those sound like I'm having an orgasm.

Thanks, but no thanks.

-Robin