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Titolo: a & an

Si dice:
AN ugly door in A otherwise nice house 
oppure
AN ugly door in AN otherwise nice house 
 
oppure...
Grazie in anticipo!
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 AN ugly door in AN otherwise nice house 
The latter
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 AN ugly door in AN otherwise nice house 
Come mai hai questo dubbio?
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 Come mai hai questo dubbio?
Non so, mi suonava male, forse per l'assonanza di "an otherwise" con
"another wise"...
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 "another wise"...
Che, "a otherwise" suona bene?
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 J.
Ma attenzione:
"an otherwise" = 'æn-'&ş&[r]waiz (note break and stresses)
"another wise" = &n'&şe[r]-w'aiz (note break and stresses)
& = schwa
ş = voiced th
' = principle stress
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 ' = principle stress
What is the first /&/ in "otherwise"? Is it /E/ (/ɛ/)? If so, your
transcription should be only American? 
Do you say /&'nEdh&r/? (& ==> schwa; E ==> "pEar")
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 transcription should be only American? 
No question mark.
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 Do you say /&'nEdh&r/? (& ==> schwa; E ==> "pEar")
No, not if I read your transcription correctly. The "E" of "pear"is wrong.
I mean it to be a stressed schwa, a short "u" as in "under"
Using fake AmEng phonetics: aen 'uthe(r)waiz.
Do you think this is only an American pronunciation?
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 Do you think this is only an American pronunciation?
I don't. I once heard Viggo Mortensen (as Aragorn/Strider in TLotR) say
"other" as "heather" with no aspiration. Where is "other" pronounced in
that way in the USA? Mind you, Viggo Mortensen must have had many
influences, for his father is Danish, if I recall correctly, and his mother
is... I don't know.
Bye, FB
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 that way in the USA?
I don't believe it's pronounced that way in any location in the US; I could
be wrong, as I haven't been everywhere :) but it doesn't sound familiar at
all.
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 Bye, FB
When I lived in California, I worked with a guy who claimed
he was born in Ireland but lived in London before coming to
the US.  He pronounced "brother" as "bruvver" and "ether"
as "eefer" unless someone mentioned it, then he could say
them perfectly well so it wasn't a speech impediment.  Is
this a trait in some circles of Ireland or London?
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 this a trait in some circles of Ireland or London?
Sounds like Cockney.
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That is: why pronounce a word if you can pronounce half?
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