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One word that has been borrowed from one language to the English language is the word “cookie”.  The word originates from the Dutch to them it means a small cake or biscuit. In Dutch, “cookie” is pronounced as “koekje” the phonetic translation being, [ kʊk.i ]. The difference between the pronouncing is that the first syllable koekje sounds like cook. The “e” here is a schwa and the “j” is pronounced like “y.” The pronunciation of the word was modified to fit the phonemic inventory chart by adding a schwa sound. The English language continues to borrow from various languages across the world some words are pronounced the same but depending on how it is spelled.

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