Schwa

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That no-talent schwa sound

In phonetics, schwa refers to a short, unstressed and toneless vowel sound. Some examples of schwas in the English language are the 'a' in about, the 'i' in pencil, and the 'o' in eloquent. Visually, it is represented by an upside down 'e' (ə). References to this linguistic feature have occasionally surfaced in the Homestar Runner body of work.

Appearances

Email from work — Strong Sad mentions that he used to be in charge of the schwa sound at dictionary.com.
Sketchbook - April 12, 2007 — The Poopsmith is depicted as "The Schwasmith", with the schwa symbol on his chest.
SBCG4AP Advertisement — Trogdor is seen burninating the schwa symbol in Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics.
Email dictionary — Strong Bad dismisses the schwa as "that no-talent schwa sound", before going into his language's own "guttural utterances".

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