vowel sound

We link words ending with a vowel sound to words beginning with a vowel sound (vowel > vowel).
Nous relions les mots se terminant par une voyelle sonore aux mots commençant par une voyelle sonore (voyelle > voyelle).
Simply put, we link words ending with a consonant sound to words beginning with a vowel sound (consonant > vowel).
Pour faire simple, nous relions les mots se terminant par une consonne sonore aux mots commençant par une voyelle sonore (consonne > voyelle).
INTERESTING FACT: Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne (b.1941) is a prominent public figure and pronounces this vowel sound shorter.
BON À SAVOIR : La baronne Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne (née en 1941), qui appartient aujourd’hui à la Chambre des Lords britannique, prononce ce son voyelle de façon particulière.
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