Talk:Near-close near-back rounded vowel
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[edit] Upsilon?!
That doesn't look like an upsilon. lysdexia 9 July 2005 03:01 (UTC)
- It's an upsilon drawn in the style of the Latin alphabet, as opposed to the Greek alphabet. That is why it is called LATIN SMALL LETTER UPSILON in the Unicode standard [1] and in the Handbook of the International Phonetic Association it is called simply "upsilon". Nohat 00:53, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
I clarified the name a bit. I don't know how widespread the informal name 'horseshoe u' is, but it appears to be the general term used in at least the western US.
Also, is the Swedish vowel inrounded or outrounded? kwami 21:54, 2005 July 26 (UTC)
[edit] The reason for "colour"?
Is this symbol the reason for the Commonwealth -our, as opposed to the American -or?
EXAMPLES
- colour
- honour
- labour
- No. The spelling differences came about before the IPA. AEuSoes1 19:19, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Rename?
This article speaks of two different sounds, one unrounded, and the other rounded. The word "rounded" should not be in its title. I suggest renaming it "Near-close near-back vowel". FilipeS 13:11, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
