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Old November 01, 2009, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Perikles View Post
No, I think you should always include the second 'hand'.

As for omitting, I did say the double consonant rule has plenty of exceptions, but this is not one of them. 'tt' for a short i. and single m for a long o. !! (Some would use a short o here, but I wouldn't.)
Yes, I've seen the phonetic symbol, with the schwa and the u that looks like a Greek ypsilon (omit /əʊ'mɪt/). So it follows the rules. Thanks again
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