about the pronunciation of “-ness”?
Question by Soong Bae: about the pronunciation of “-ness”?
according to my dictionary , “-ness” is pronounced with the schwa sound. but whenever i heard the word that containing the suffix of ness such as awesomeness, awfulness from an american. “-ness” almost always sounds like the “short e” sound.
(though sometimes british sound “-ness with short e IMO)
I am an curious english learner from south korea. plz help me out so that i can put my mind at rest
i’d appreciate if you tell me where you are from
oops i made a mistake . it’s short i as in IF
not short e. sorry for the confusion
Best answer:
Answer by *~STEVIE~* *~B~*
Short ‘e’ as in ‘egg’.
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It rhymes with “Yes.” In addition to being a very common suffix it is also a noun meaning a headland. e.g. Loch Ness (Lake in a headland)
Schwa is correct. But it seems to me that it borders on a short “e” sound or middle “i” as in “it.”
The consonants are more important than vowels in English!