re: #269 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Teacher mode ON:

Sorry, there is a slight difference. The stress falls on the first syllable, and that vowel is represented in the International Phonetic Alphabet with /ʌ/. In the unstressed position, the vowel sound (which is almost not voiced at all) is the schwa /ə/, in the IPA.

Schwa /ə/ is the most common vowel sound in the English language. In American English, it often replaces whatever unstressed vowel is indicated in spelling. for example, /fə ‘tog grə fi/.

Teacher mode OFF.

Exactly—the first vowel should be printed “ʌ” in both. it’s a stressed syllable.