Hoe uit te spreken bet vs bat
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‘Bat’ (⁄bæt⁄) uses the open front ⁄æ⁄, whereas ‘bet’ (⁄bɛt⁄) uses the mid-open ⁄ɛ⁄.
Contrast: Open ⁄æ⁄ vs mid ⁄ɛ⁄
bet
⁄bɛt⁄
BET
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
bat
⁄bæt⁄
BAT
Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
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Difference between bet and bat?
‘Bat’ (⁄bæt⁄) uses the open front ⁄æ⁄, whereas ‘bet’ (⁄bɛt⁄) uses the mid-open ⁄ɛ⁄.
Syllable stress in bet vs bat?
"bet" has 1 syllables (bet). "bat" has 1 syllables (bat).
Why are bet and bat easily confused?
Open ⁄æ⁄ vs mid ⁄ɛ⁄
Example sentences for bet and bat?
"bet": Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet. "bat": The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.