We all know that English spelling is rarely a good guide to pronunciation. One big reason for this is the prevalence of schwa in the spoken language. That's why dictionaries and other written guides ...

Grammatically speaking, a schwa is the most common vowel sound in the English language. But in the local arts community, it has come to have a different meaning. The Schwa Show, which opens Friday at ...

In fact, any letter representing a vowel sound can be pronounced as schwa. For example, the first vowel in the word 'connect' is a schwa sound but it's written with the letter 'o', and the second ...