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Although 'an' is quite common, especially in the [ã] pronunciation, it lacks any phonetic similarity with 'une' while sharing a central characteristic with 'un': both consist solely of a nasal vowel. 'eune' [<u>œ</u>n], on the other hand, combines the vocal roundedness of 'un' [<u>œ̃</u>] with the final nasal consonant [n] of 'une'. However, in metropolitan French, where 'un' is typically pronounced as [ɛ̃], 'eune' is not without its drawbacks. | Although 'an' is quite common, especially in the [ã] pronunciation, it lacks any phonetic similarity with 'une' while sharing a central characteristic with 'un': both consist solely of a nasal vowel. 'eune' [<u>œ</u>n], on the other hand, combines the vocal roundedness of 'un' [<u>œ̃</u>] with the final nasal consonant [n] of 'une'. However, in metropolitan French, where 'un' is typically pronounced as [ɛ̃], 'eune' is not without its drawbacks. | ||
TBD: [an] unrounded + [n]; difficulties with nasals also among native speakers | |||
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