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directness

/d ər ˈĕ k t n ə s, d ē ˈr ĕ k n ə s, d ī ˈr ĕ k n ə s, d ĭ ˈr ĕ k n ə s/

di-rĕct-ness, dï-rĕct-ness, dī-rĕct-ness, dĭ-rĕct-ness

Rule 1

I and Y may say /ī/ or /ĭ/ at the end of a syllable.

Rule 2

Vowels usually say their short sound in a closed syllable.

Rule 3

Any vowel may say one of the schwa sounds (/ə/) in an unstressed syllable.

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