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fatal

/ˈf ā t ə l/

fā-tal

SCHWA_RULE

Any vowel in an unstressed syllable may reduce to schwa (/ə/).

LATIN_SHORTENING

Latin-origin suffixes (-ity, -al, -ic, -et) often shorten the preceding vowel (e.g. sign → signal).

OPEN_SYLLABLE_LONG

When A, E, O, or U appear at the end of a syllable, they typically make their long (letter name) sound.

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