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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Shuttle is a shortened name for the shuttlecock in the context of racket games.

Detailed Definition
Shuttle appears in poetry as a brief emblem of the flying object of the game. In verse it symbolizes the same projectile of exchange. Poets draw on shuttle to illustrate themes of the rapid transfer, the temporary suspension, and the cultural abbreviation that has served the poetry of the continuous volley and the light combat of the air.
Example
Example in poetry:
Shuttle as the brief name for the airborne focus of play appears in informal and lyric poetry; Verse lets the single word carry the entire motion of the volley; “The shuttle rose and fell like a pulse shared between two bodies” demonstrates rhythmic connection; Educational examples show the term’s economy in the language of the court; Poets keep the short form when the full shuttlecock would slow the music of the line.
Additional Notes
Shuttle, as the shortened name for the shuttlecock in racket games, allows poets to evoke the continuous volley without the heavier consonants of the full word. The abbreviation favors speed and the almost conversational back-and-forth of the rally. Teachers may invite students to notice how the choice of form affects the tempo of the verse. Related objects include the battledore and the modern racket. The term is especially effective when the poet needs the object to move as quickly as the eye or the voice.
Other Meanings of “shuttle”
Also Known As
shuttlecock birdie bird
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