{"id":6968,"date":"2017-12-08T08:56:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T14:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=6968"},"modified":"2020-11-03T16:45:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T22:45:08","slug":"the-schwa-or-the-shwuh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/the-schwa-or-the-shwuh\/","title":{"rendered":"the schwa? or the shwuh?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the latest video from the #englishpractice vlog on  is about<em><strong> the schwa<\/strong><\/em>, a phonetic symbol that looks like this<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6981 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/schwa.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/schwa.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/schwa-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>u can hear it pronounced at 2:50 in the video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"one english phonetic sound u should know\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-ohcCXmcNA?start=3&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>like the vid says, i don&#8217;t operate in the academic world.\u00a0 my job is coaching professionals, many of whom <em>have been thrown into the fire<\/em>. listen at :11 and again at :30 to hear a reduced version of the idea\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ie-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">i.e.<\/a> <strong><em>have<\/em><\/strong> is eliminated. given the context, it&#8217;s implied that these professionals <em><strong>have been thrown into the fire<\/strong><\/em> (put in an uncomfortable situation) at work, so <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-passive-voice-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>passive voice<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(have been thrown) is typical to use here.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/reach-out-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>reach out<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means they are <em>requesting assistance<\/em> or <em>asking for help<\/em>.\u00a0 <em><strong>toasty<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(:37) means <em>warm<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6996\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/creation-of-adam-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"god reaching out to and creating adam\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/creation-of-adam-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/creation-of-adam-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/creation-of-adam.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5><em>god\u00a0<\/em><em><u>reaching out<\/u><\/em><em>\u00a0to adam and vice versa (wikipedia)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at :42, notice the pronunciation of the noun\u00a0<em>knowledge<\/em>. though it\u00a0is related to the verb <em>know<\/em>, <em><strong>knowledge<\/strong><\/em> sounds like <em>college<\/em>. listen at 1:25 and 1:55 for the rhyme of <em>college<\/em> and<em> knowledge<\/em> in this cool<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cut-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong><em>cut<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(song) by\u00a0<strong>basement jaxx<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Basement Jaxx - Jump N Shout feat. Slarta John ( Official Video ) Remedy\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qOJF2t_XXHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>on top of that\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(at :48 in the schwa video) means <em>additionally<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/kinda-examples-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>kinda<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in the phrase <em>kinda abstract<\/em> at :58 is not precise. it means <em>a little<\/em> or <em>more or less<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun english practice\u00a0<span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?zoom=1.5&amp;w=940\" alt=\":)\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/><\/span>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>arbitrary<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 in the phrase<em> totally arbitrary<\/em> (used at 1:30) means<em> random<\/em>. i did select the number <em>arbitrarily<\/em>, but to feel completely comfortable with the concepts of english phonetics, 100 hours might not be a totally unrealistic estimate.<\/p>\n<p>in the sentence <em>professional people ain&#8217;t got 100 hours to learn the sound alphabet<\/em>, spoken on the video from\u00a0 1:30-1:36, <em><strong>ain&#8217;t got<\/strong><\/em> is an informal phrase that replaces <em>haven&#8217;t got<\/em>, the structure that can replace the verb <em>have<\/em>.\u00a0 the title of this song by <strong>david lee roth<\/strong> is another example of <em>ain&#8217;t got.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo \/ I Ain&#039;t Got Nobody (1985) (Music Video - Dave TV Version)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ui-zBq-f5XA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>at 7:27 there is another example of <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/aint-def-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>ain&#8217;t<\/em><\/a>&#8212;<em>\u00a0u wanna tell yourself that it <u>ain&#8217;t<\/u><\/em>. in this sentence, <em>ain&#8217;t<\/em> replaces <em>isn&#8217;t<\/em>.\u00a0 <em>ain&#8217;t<\/em> can also replace <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/present-perfect_songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>present perfect<\/strong><\/a> in the negative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/embrace-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>embrace<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0in the line <em>embrace the beauty of our times<\/em> (at 2:00) means <em>accept<\/em>\u00a0<em>with enthusiasm<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>at 2:10 the observation is that <em>dictionaries don&#8217;t even agree. <u>they got<\/u> different phonetic spellings for the same word.<\/em>\u00a0<strong><em>they got<\/em><\/strong> is a <strong>reduction<\/strong> of <em>they&#8217;ve<\/em> (they have). the reduction of the &#8220;v&#8221; sound in english is common.<\/p>\n<p>in frank zappa&#8217;s song criticizing the california work ethic, he calls bad workers<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>flakes<\/em>, which is also the title of the song.\u00a0 <em><strong>flakes<\/strong><\/em> has multiple examples of <em>they got<\/em>, including the lines <em>swear to god\u00a0<\/em><em><u>they got<\/u><\/em><em>\u00a0the most, at every business on the coast<\/em> which are repeated 4 times in the first 1:20 of the song.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frank Zappa - Flakes\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jKE3ZLj7_V8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>there is another example of <em>ain&#8217;t<\/em> at 2:15 in the phrase\u00a0<strong><em>i ain&#8217;t naming no names<\/em><\/strong>, which means <em>i&#8217;m not going to say exactly who i&#8217;m talking about.<\/em>\u00a0a few seconds later i do in fact <em>name the names<\/em> of the online dictionaries i use most often.<\/p>\n<p>the expression <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/all-over-the-place-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>all over the place<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at 3:00 means <em>everywhere<\/em>. like this kids&#8217; tv show produced by the <strong>bbc<\/strong> that films in various locations around the world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Over The Place USA Theme Song\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rEHd63GvCec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>in the sentence\u00a0<em>you&#8217;re not gonna know what actual vowel, what actual letter is making that sound<\/em>\u00a0at 3:02,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/actual-examples-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>actual<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0means <em>in reality<\/em>\u00a0or<em> in fact<\/em>. it has nothing to do with time and does NOT translate into spanish as <em>actual<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>possibly the most important points of the video are mentioned from 3:10 to 3:30. the schwa should be called the\u00a0<em>shwuh <\/em>\u00a0to reflect the sound it represents; and the schwa looks like a lowercase <strong>e<\/strong> turned <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/upside-down-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>upside down<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(inverted).<\/p>\n<h5><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7660\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/28472199_1837817609562861_7791993921316090484_n-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"richyrocks &amp; the schwa\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><em>the shwuh looks like a lowercase e turned upside down<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>u can find all the words that are mentioned in the video from 3:50 to 5:45 in these posts&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>summit<\/strong><\/em>,<em><strong> thus<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/2-famous-lines-from-the-warriors-shakespeare-rewrite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">2 famous lines from the warriors\u2014shakespeare rewrite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>finger<\/strong><\/em>, <strong><em>footage<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>kinda<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>struggle<\/em><\/strong>, <em><strong>whatever\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/sergio-dipps-english-debut-on-monday-night-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">sergio dipp\u2019s english debut on monday night football<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>juxtapose\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/chris-cornell-soundgarden-black-hole-sun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chris cornell, soundgarden &amp; black hole sun<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>fucked up<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-continuous-in-songs-u-know\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">present perfect continuous in songs u know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>love\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/2k18-hilarious-glitch-kd-celebrates-with-okc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">nba 2k18 hilarious glitch: kd celebrates with okc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>venus<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0doesn&#8217;t appear anywhere else on richyrocks.com. it was just spontaneous divine inspiration \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6997\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/venus-shocking-blue-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"cover art for venus by shocking blue\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>they were probably not thinking about the schwa when they wrote venus<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at 4:03 there is an example of the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/has-got-structure-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>has got structure<\/strong><\/a> from the song venus, <em><strong>she&#8217;s (she has) got it<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>are not to be found<\/strong><\/em> at 5:47 is another example of passive voice. <strong>the tallest man on earth<\/strong> uses the same structure in the title of this song, but in the future.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Tallest Man On Earth - I Won&#039;t Be Found (Live on KEXP)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sWaZJOU4GY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>english teachers or coaches reading lists of words in a video are definitely not entertaining, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/thus-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>thus<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(for that reason) the sarcasm graphic at 5:55 in the schwa video.<\/p>\n<p>at 6:30,\u00a0<em><strong>definition<\/strong><\/em> is the word being pronounced.\u00a0 all words that end with <em>-tion<\/em> are\u00a0 pronounced with the schwa sound. this video should help u remember.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cmEnH19skeE<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>nothing would make me happier<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(7:05 in the schwa video) is a standard expression but i have to admit, there are probably a few things that would make me happier than everybody calling the schwa the shwuh.<\/p>\n<p>finally, compare the lines <em>if the sound of that little guy is uh, then\u00a0<\/em><em><u>goll dang<\/u><\/em><em>, it&#8217;s the shwuh.<\/em> (7:33) and <em>i&#8217;ve been saying schwa sound the whole <u>goddamn<\/u>\u00a0time! <\/em>(6:23) <strong><em>goll dang<\/em><\/strong> is a softer, nicer version of\u00a0<strong><em>goddamn<\/em><\/strong>. both are used to emphasize frustration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6998\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/goll-dang-its-the-schwa-300x182.png\" alt=\"richyrocks talking about how to pronounce the word &quot;schwa&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/goll-dang-its-the-schwa-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/goll-dang-its-the-schwa.png 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em><u>goll dang<\/u><\/em><em>, it&#8217;s the shwuh.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>do u have questions about the schwa or this fun schwa video?\u00a0 share them under<strong> leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.217.60\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input 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