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Where is the shwa on word content?

The schwa sound (ə) is not present in the word "content".

Here's why:

* The schwa sound is a very short and unstressed vowel sound. It's often found in unstressed syllables.

* In "content", both syllables are stressed. The stress is on the first syllable "con-" and then on the second syllable "-tent".

Therefore, there's no unstressed syllable in "content" to accommodate a schwa sound.

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