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During a speech you would say "an Opossum" because the "O" is NOT silent. It's a common mistake thinking that the O is silent. Possum would be referring to many different species in Australia when the Opossum is native to America.
So be sure to pronounce the O and to use an before it.
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What part of speech is opossum?
Opossum is a noun.
How does the birth of an opossum different from a kitten?
I would say it is different because the opossum is marsupial and the cat is not so there birth of there kids would be different
How does the birth of an opossum differ the birth of a kitten?
I would say it is different because the opossum is marsupial and the cat is not so there birth of there kids would be different
How do you say cross-eyed opossum in German?
schielendes Opossum
How do you say possum in French?
Opossum
How would you describe the rhetorical strategy of Frederick Douglas speech?
The Frederick Douglas speech can be described in one way. I would say the speech was a argument.
How do you spell the plural of opossum?
The word opossum derives from the Algonquian "aposoum." Its initial vowel became silent in informal speech ( and disappeared from informal spelling ) in the 19th Century, but is always pronounced in formal speech.
How do you say opossum?
Pretty much like it is spelled. Go to this page and click on the speaker icon to hear the word pronounced: http://www.answers.com/topic/opossum
What would Robert Hooke write in a speech?
Impossible to say.
If a opossum and badger fought , who would win?
Badger
Who would win between an opossum and a house cat?
The house cat would win because the opossum would just fall over and pretend to be dead. Thus victory is won by kitty.
What is a Virginia marsupial?
an opossum would be one native to that state
