thắc mắc How to know the formula about each words which contains "u a o e i" can switch to "/ə/" (schwa sound)

given /ˈɡɪv.ən/ why not /ˈɡəv.ən/
about /əˈbaʊt/ why not /əˈbaət/
How to know and recognize it, since it doesn't seem any formular or recipe to apply. I think it is rote learning, like a parrot

TaylorSwift1989 said:

given /ˈɡɪv.ən/ why not /ˈɡəv.ən/
about /əˈbaʊt/ why not /əˈbaət/
How to know and recognize it, since it doesn't seem any formular or recipe to apply. I think it is rote learning, like a parrot

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There are no rules for this.

Please note that unlike Vietnamese, native speakers of English also need a dictionary to know how to pronounce a new word. For example, Alex Trebek (a well-known TV show host in the United States) had a dictionary in his office, and he always pulled out his dictionary to check the pronunciation whenever he had any doubts.

TaylorSwift1989 said:

given /ˈɡɪv.ən/ why not /ˈɡəv.ən/
about /əˈbaʊt/ why not /əˈbaət/
How to know and recognize it, since it doesn't seem any formular or recipe to apply. I think it is rote learning, like a parrot

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And there are not that many commonly-used words in English. Checking the schwa sounds of ~7000 words is not that hard (you also don't need to check the schwa sounds of one-syllable word)

dutchcourage said:

And there are not that many commonly-used words in English. Checking the schwa sounds of ~7000 words is not that hard (you also don't need to check the schwa sounds of one-syllable word)

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tk u so much