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intimate

/ˈĭ n t ə m ə t, ˈĭ n t ĭ ˌm ā t, ˈĭ n ĭ m ə t/

ĭn-ti-mate, ĭn-tĭ-māte, ĭn-tĭ-mate

Rule 1

Vowels usually say their short sound in a closed syllable.

Rule 2

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

Rule 3

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

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