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This symbol /ə/ also known as 'the schwa' is an extremely common and important sound in English.It represents the most neutral vowel in the English sound system. When we say /ə/, our tongue is central and relaxed. No muscular contraction is going on.
/ə/ appears in words such as 'but' 'must' 'some' 'come' and 'young.'
As you can see, it is spelled a few different ways but is usually represented by the letter (u).
Furthermore /ə/ is used when a vowel falls on an unstressed syllable. Almost any vowel letter can be reduced to the /ə/ sound.
For example: 'about' -Letter (a) is pronounced /ə/.
'Common' - second (o) is pronounced /ə/
'balloon'- (a) is pronounced ə
ə is not /a/!
The words lock /ak/ and luck /lək/ are pronounced differently. They are close in sound but very different to an American speaker!!
Students often confuse /ə/ with /a/.
To correct this problem, and learn more about /ə/ you should try 'Best Accent Training mp3s.'
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It has many good exercises about /ə/ and /a/.
Best,
Charles Becker
Accent Reduction Specialist
USA