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[[minimal pair]], [[homophone|homographs]]: K- ''civilisation'' '''Céltic''' or '''célt

...''slave'' = [[John Vassall|'''Vássall''']] ''person'', cf. '''véssel''', [[minimal pair]] '''vînyl''' *vînəl, rhyming and making a [[minimal pair]] with '''fînal'''

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...f, friénd'''. It is an unvoiced '''v''': '''feŵ''' and '''vieŵ''' are a [[minimal pair]].

'''Sûe''' = '''sûe''' and they each make a [[minimal pair]] with '''zôo

'''ímpetus''' makes a minimal pair with '''ímpotence''' '''incúmbent''', cf. '''encúmber''': [[minimal pair]] in [[R|non-rhotic]] pronunciations, like the standard [[British English]]

...ound units vary by voice, and very often this is distinctive, leading to [[minimal pair]]s such as 'bat' and 'pat' in [[English language|English]]. Phonologically,

'''chrónicle''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''cónical''' BrE '''córal''' makes a minimal pair with '''qùarrel'''

'''ténsion''' *ténshən makes [[minimal pair]]s with '''atténtion''' and '''inténtion''' '''téther''' rhymes with '''wéather''', [[minimal pair]]

'''Eâmonn''' = '''Eâmon''', cf. '''Hâyman''' ([[minimal pair]]) '''èighty''' makes a rhyming minimal pair with '''Hâiti'''

'''Ghàna''' ''Africa'' = BrE '''gàrner''' ''gather'', and makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Gàza''' '''Gíllian''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Júlian'''

'''occidéntal''' *óxídéntəl cf. '''accidéntal''' ([[minimal pair]]) '''ópera''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Ôprah

'''a mòther''', two words, makes a [[minimal pair]] with one word '''anòther [[minimal pair]]: '''ẁarrior''' cf. '''wòrrier

'''dâhlia''' cf. '''Dêlia''' ([[minimal pair]]) '''dëarth''' cf. '''dïrt''' ([[minimal pair]])

'''lédger''' makes a minimal pair with BrE '''léisure''' '''lêes''' ''dregs'', cf. '''lêase''' ''contract'', unvoiced '''s''': [[minimal pair]]

'''Wídnes''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''wítness '''wîred''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''wêird

'''[[Brigitte Bardot|Bardôt]]''' *Bardô makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Bordeaux '''[[Count Basie|Bâsie]]''' -ss- cf. '''[[Shirley Bassey|Bássey]]''' ([[minimal pair]])

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...''preposition'' usually [[schwa]] (in [[British English]], *fə, making a [[minimal pair]] with unstressed '''the'''); stressed = '''fŏur''' ''4'', '''fŏre''' ''f '''Freud''' *Frǒyd, making a minimal pair with '''Flŏyd'''

'''rábble''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''rébel''' '''râdàr''' cf. '''râider''' ([[minimal pair]])