now the next symbol to remember is "ʌ" I always remember this one "ʌ" in my mind it sounds like this sound is going up somewhere "ʌ" "ʌ" it's a little bit similar to this but with more power to it and it's more it's a more of a clear sound because this sound the schwa is always unstressed so this sound the "ʌ" we can remember it with the phrase thumbs up /ˈθʌmz ˈʌp/ thumbs up /ˈθʌmz ˈʌp/ and we can remember the hand thumbs up /ˈθʌmz ˈʌp/ thumbs up /ˈθʌmz ˈʌp/ has two of those sounds in it thumbs up /ˈθʌmz ˈʌp/