domingo, 19 de septiembre de 2010

Wonder vs wander

We very often confuse the pronunciation of the verbs wonder and wander, despite the fact we might well know their meaning.

wonder if you really know what you want [ask yourself, 'preguntarse'].
I often wander around the city [go from one place to another without a purpose, 'vagar'].

Wonder is pronounced / ʌ /, and has the same vowel sound as fun, sun, run, son.
A lot of English words with the letter o are also pronounced / ʌ /: one, done, money, won, love.

Wander, on the other hand, is pronounced / ɒ / and has the same vowel sound as want, what, dog, job.

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