OH:
prove, move, remove,
clove, cove, alcove,
hove, wove, rove,
schwa:
glove, oven, dove (pigeon), above, shove
Why there is discrepancy?
love, grove, move: three different vowels due to ambiguity in the spelling system
Norman spelling system prohibited writing u before m, n, v: son, love, come
cf. Wiki
Why there is discrepancy?
love, grove, move: three different vowels due to ambiguity in the spelling system
Norman spelling system prohibited writing u before m, n, v: son, love, come
cf. Wiki
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