Hi everyone,<br><br>I'm under the impression that English is quite fussy in its pronunciation of <b>a, e, i, o</b> and <b>u</b> and I'm hoping someone can open my horizons. I'm only referring to the pronunciation of these vowels on their own, as when you say the alphabet. As far as I know, these vowels are monophthongs in the overwhelming majority of languages, yet in the English pronunciation many of them are diphthongs (i and u for all anglophone countries at the very least)<br>
<br>French also pronounces <b>e</b> and <b>u</b> differently than most languages; as [ə] and [y], respectively.<br><br>Is anyone aware of other languages except French and English who don't adhere to the IPA [a] [e] [i] [o] [u] when simply speaking these vowels sounds on their own?<br>
<br>Gratefully yours,<br><br>Samuel<br><br>