Proper Pronunciation Guide
- Pronounce the letter “u” as the short vowel /ʊ/ —like the vowel in the word “put.”
- Be sure to pronounce a very distinct, gradually expanding consonant glide /w/ before the vowel/ʊ/ —as in the words woman and would.
- Shorten this already short vowel /ʊ/ even further because it is followed by an unvoiced consonant.
|When Bob panicked after accidentally cutting his finger and drawing blood, his girlfriend exclaimed, "Oh, don't be such a wuss!"|
(noun) A person who is weak, timid, and easily frightened; a sissy; a wimp.