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12 abr 2020
- Portugués (Brasil)
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Inglés (US)
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why do i hear the word "sewing" pronounced "sow- ing"?
why do i hear the word "sewing" pronounced "sow- ing"?
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- Inglés (US)
There's no reason to why "sewing" is pronounced like that. It's just how it is 🤷🏻
- Inglés (US)
- Español (México)
@NoahdeAraujo it just simply is that way, english is not a phonetic language, meaning even though you see words written a certain way, there’s no way to tell how it will be pronounced.
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