At 01:00 PM 6/23/2006, Linda Comerford wrote:
>Could somebody please refresh my memory--what's a "schwa"?  Is that 
>an "uh" ending
>to a word?

DD: from

http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000383.htm

Schwa
The schwa is the vowel sound in many lightly pronounced unaccented 
syllables in words of more than one syllable. It is sometimes 
signified by the pronunciation "uh" or symbolized by an upside-down rotated e.
A schwa sound can be represented by any vowel. In most dialects, for 
example, the schwa sound is found in the following words:
The a is schwa in adept.
The e is schwa in synthesis.
The i is schwa in decimal.
The o is schwa in harmony.
The u is schwa in medium.
The y is schwa in syringe.
Authorities vary somewhat in the range of what is considered a schwa 
sound, but the above examples are generally accepted.

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