What is the special sound in globe

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what is the special sound in globe

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Which globe? What sound?

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Sound, as in how to pronounce it?

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Originally Posted by teacherjenn4

Sound, as in how to pronounce it?

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Oh, okay. I thought the OP meant an actual globe, not the word globe.

To the OP, a better way to write your question, so that everyone can understand it, would be "What is the special sound in the word globe".

Now we just have to figure out what she means by "special sound" and we're all set. I'm assuming she means the "o" in globe, which is pronounce "o" because of the "e" at the end of the word. Without the "e" at the end, the "o" would be pronounced more like"ah".

Hard to explain online. :(

The e at the end makes the o = long o, the sound of o.

lobe or lob
cone or con
lone or Lon
tone or ton

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

The e at the end makes the o = long o, the sound of o.

lobe or lob
cone or con
lone or Lon
tone or ton

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Or in this case.

Globe or glob. :)

I call it "the magic e". It can change the sound of a vowel. :)

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Originally Posted by teacherjenn4

I call it "the magic e". It can change the sound of a vowel. :)

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Well then, that would make it pretty special. So I think we now know what the "special sound" is. :)

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Originally Posted by Alty

Well then, that would make it pretty special. So I think we now know what the "special sound" is. :)

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Got to make up cute names to make it special and exciting!

I know about e at the end of a word because of watching Sesame Street.

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

I know about e at the end of a word because of watching Sesame Street.

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My students never talk about Sesame Street. Sad, but it may because they are too old now. I can't figure out the songs they sing, either. So, I ask their parents to inform me. That's when I feel old!

It was my two sons (b. 1970 and 1975) who watched SS. The alphabet hadn't been invented yet when I was little.

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

It was my two sons (b. 1970 and 1975) who watched SS. The alphabet hadn't been invented yet when I was little.

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That was good! I'm going to give you points for that answer!!