>>>>>>>There is no real emphasis in it. Just a short u. Most people emphasize the vocal. Has to sound like an sharp order.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Never mind. I understand both ways. (^_^)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Lutz
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Pronunciation site gave my loots.
>>>>>
>>>>>That's because there's no way to unambiguously spell a short u in English (as in butcher, would, put).
>>>>
>>>>If the pronunciation of every letter were to be unambiguous we would need a lot more letters, wouldn't we?
>>>
>>>Russian language is like that. You can practically make any sound with just one letter. And there are 33 letters in the russian alphabet. So you are right; just add a few more letters to English and you will be speaking in Russian <g>.
>>
>>In the U.S. that might be tricky from a marketing POV <g>.
>
>All you have to do is find the right public relations company and we will be the next iPad <g>.

Speaking of iPad, someone sent me this yesterday. It gave me a laugh.

http://www.wimp.com/dadipad/