Italian GCSE

Phonetic spelling adjustments

What Phonetic spelling adjustments means in Italian GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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'e' (and) becomes 'ed' before a vowel, particularly an 'e', to ensure smooth pronunciation, as in 'tu ed io'.

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