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Maynard Hogg's avatar

All your "lightening" instanced have a spurious 'e'.

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Leanne Ogasawara's avatar

Thank you!!! Will fix! ❤️❤️❤️

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Maynard Hogg's avatar

I suspected AutoCorrect mangling.

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Maynard Hogg's avatar

Correction from a lapsed linguist: Make that a schwa (ə).

My second national language plays fast and loose with schwas. See Edith Piaf on YouTube. She drops it when introducing "La Vie en Rose," but sings the last word /ˈʁoːzə/. She had her reasons.

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Sally's avatar

I hope I see a rainbow! Thank you for featuring this vital lesson.

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