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	<p>In phonetics, <b><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=schwa" title="wikipedia:schwa">schwa</a></b> 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' (<b>ə</b>). References to this linguistic feature have occasionally surfaced in the <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_%28body_of_work%29" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">Homestar Runner</a> body of work.
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	<ul><li> Email <a href="/index.php?title=from_work" title="from work">from work</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Sad" title="Strong Sad">Strong Sad</a> mentions that he used to be in charge of the schwa sound at dictionary.com.
	</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Sketchbook_2007" title="Sketchbook 2007">Sketchbook - April 12, 2007</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=The_Poopsmith" title="The Poopsmith">The Poopsmith</a> is depicted as "The Schwasmith", with the schwa symbol on his chest.
	</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=SBCG4AP_Advertisement" title="SBCG4AP Advertisement">SBCG4AP Advertisement</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor" title="Trogdor">Trogdor</a> is seen <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Burninate" title="Burninate">burninating</a> the schwa symbol in <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor:_Let%27s_Burninate_Phonics" title="Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics">Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics</a>.
	</li><li> Email <a href="/index.php?title=dictionary" title="dictionary">dictionary</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> dismisses the schwa as "that no-talent schwa sound", before going into his language's own "guttural utterances".
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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)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

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	~~</html>~~		* Email [[from work]] — [[Strong Sad]] mentions that he used to be in charge of the schwa sound at dictionary.com.
			* [[Sketchbook 2007\|Sketchbook - April 12, 2007]] — [[The Poopsmith]] is depicted as "The Schwasmith", with the schwa symbol on his chest.
			* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — [[Trogdor]] is seen [[Burninate\|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".
			[[Category:Word running gags]]

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			<p>In phonetics, <b><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=schwa" title="wikipedia:schwa">schwa</a></b> 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' (<b>ə</b>). References to this linguistic feature have occasionally surfaced in the <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_%28body_of_work%29" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">Homestar Runner</a> body of work.
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			<ul><li> Email <a href="/index.php?title=from_work" title="from work">from work</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Sad" title="Strong Sad">Strong Sad</a> mentions that he used to be in charge of the schwa sound at dictionary.com.
			</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Sketchbook_2007" title="Sketchbook 2007">Sketchbook - April 12, 2007</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=The_Poopsmith" title="The Poopsmith">The Poopsmith</a> is depicted as "The Schwasmith", with the schwa symbol on his chest.
			</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=SBCG4AP_Advertisement" title="SBCG4AP Advertisement">SBCG4AP Advertisement</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor" title="Trogdor">Trogdor</a> is seen <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Burninate" title="Burninate">burninating</a> the schwa symbol in <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor:_Let%27s_Burninate_Phonics" title="Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics">Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics</a>.
			</li><li> Email <a href="/index.php?title=dictionary" title="dictionary">dictionary</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> dismisses the schwa as "that no-talent schwa sound", before going into his language's own "guttural utterances".
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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)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

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	* Email [[from work]] — [[Strong Sad]] mentions that he used to be in charge of the schwa sound at dictionary.com.		</html>
	* [[Sketchbook 2007\|Sketchbook - April 12, 2007]] — [[The Poopsmith]] is depicted as "The Schwasmith", with the schwa symbol on his chest.
	* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — [[Trogdor]] is seen [[Burninate\|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~~".
	~~[[Category:Word running gags]]~~

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	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)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work.		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)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

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	* Email [[from work]] — [[Strong Sad]] mentions that he used to be in charge of the schwa sound at dictionary.com.		* Email [[from work]] — [[Strong Sad]] mentions that he used to be in charge of the schwa sound at dictionary.com.
	* [[Sketchbook 2007\|Sketchbook - April 12, 2007]] — [[The Poopsmith]] is depicted as ~~"~~The Schwasmith~~"~~, with the schwa symbol on his chest.		* [[Sketchbook 2007\|Sketchbook - April 12, 2007]] — [[The Poopsmith]] is depicted as "The Schwasmith", with the schwa symbol on his chest.
	* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — [[Trogdor]] is seen [[Burninate\|burninating]] the schwa symbol in [[Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics]].		* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — [[Trogdor]] is seen [[Burninate\|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~~"~~.		* 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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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)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

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* Email [[from work]] — [[Strong Sad]] mentions that he used to be in charge of the schwa sound at dictionary.com.
* [[Sketchbook 2007|Sketchbook - April 12, 2007]] — [[The Poopsmith]] is depicted as "The Schwasmith", with the schwa symbol on his chest.
* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — [[Trogdor]] is seen [[Burninate|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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