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ᴋɪᴛ vowel phoneme /ɪ/

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The so-called “short i” sound is an informal term that means the short sound of the letter i which is IPA phoneme /ɪ/.

  • Examples: kit, limit, or thing

The term “short i” is not recommended because it's confusing to say "myth is pronounced with short i". If this sentence had to be spoken it would be better to say "myth is pronounced with the KIT vowel". Alternatively it could be said "myth' is pronounced like the short sound of the letter i".

Another reason why the terms “long i” and “short i” are not recommended is because the opposition between /ɪ/ and /aɪ/ (“long i”) is not only a difference in length, but mainly a difference in quality.

Examples

  • bit - chips - fish - fit - hip - hit - kill - kiss - link - lip - liquid - quick - sing - sit - thick - thin - thing - think - this - win - with

See also