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Short or long is to determine pronunciation in vowels.
Dubya for George W. Bush, an exaggeration of Texan pronunciation of the name of the letter 'w', President Bush's middle initial.
It's a nickname for George W Bush and comes from the Texas pronunciation of the letter 'W'. His father similarly gets nicknamed 'Poppy'.
On Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrrell spoofed George W Bush's pronunciation of strategy.
The phonetic pronunciation of "sword" is ˈsȯrd. This word is pronounced with a silent "w" sound.
F. W. Westaway has written: 'Science teaching' -- subject(s): Science, Study and teaching 'Science and theology' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Christianity, Philosophy, Science 'Quantity and accent in the pronunciation of Latin' -- subject(s): Accents and accentuation, Latin language, Pronunciation 'Quantity and accent in the pronunciation of Latin' -- subject(s): Accents and accentuation, Latin language, Pronunciation
It's actually not a word, it's a pronunciation. It's Dew-bull-a-vay.
The classical pronunciation was "WEE-race." The ecclesiastical pronunciaton replaces "W" with "V."
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The pronunciation of "cwm" is like "koom." It is a Welsh word for a small, steep-sided, circular basin or valley.