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orwellian

/ˌä ˈr w ĕ l ē ə n/

or-wĕll-ï-an

Rule 1

Vowels usually say their short sound in a closed syllable.

Rule 2

I says /ē/ (Sound 3, Phonogram ï, e.g. radio).

Rule 3

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

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