]
(the "u" of "mud")
are central vowels.
[Spanish:
central]
central:
neither
front nor
back,
but in-between.
(See the diagram of
phonetic symbols for vowels.)
For example in most varieties of American English
the "a" [a] of "father"
and the "schwa" sound []
(the "u" of "mud")
are central vowels.
[Spanish:
central]
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