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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete
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Still unconvinced.
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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Haha, on a similar note it always makes me laugh when I'm watching an old movie and they pronounce it "ROW-bit".
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Hah, yea it's that same thing. Some of them pronounce it rowbit, and some rowbut. I guess the speed at which the pronounce it affects the sound of the bit or but. I still don't know what's so hard about actually pronouncing the O though. All you have to do is put the same length emphasis on both syllables equally and it should happen naturally if you're aware that there's an O in there.
Maybe that's the issue... lack of emphasis on the second syllable truncates the vowel sound?