How is dour pronounced?
How is a pronounced?
Does anyone know if there are rules governing the pronunciation of “a”? It’s either “AYE” or “UH”, depending on the word following.
Do you pronounce the T in fillet?
Yes, this is correct for British English – the t is pronounced in fillet and claret, but not in ballet.
Why is door pronounced?
3 Answers. Because door is one of those words that have two O’s because people thought that would make the O sound longer. In Old English the word was spelled dor with a long O. There was no character to write that kind of long O, so they figured the double O would make people hold the duration longer.