Blue-eyed Smiler  +  380565 Sun, 17 Jun 07 06:09 AM What are the differences between Australian, British and American pronunciation? I am particularly interested in the Australian one. Thank you beforehand. Blue-eyed Smiler Joined on Tue, Aug 15 2006 Full Member 105 I hope I can change myself and others Pronunciation

	nona the brit  +  380684 Sun, 17 Jun 07 02:39 PM That's a very wide question I'm afraid. I'm not sure we could sum it up very clearly for you here - especially as there aren't single Australian, American or British accents. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Accents, Pronunciation

	Kooyeen  +  380710 Sun, 17 Jun 07 03:43 PM Hi, I'm going to tell you the most noticeable differences I notice between British English (the only variety of BrE I know), and American English (the variety of AmE I hear most often). CAR ------ American R's are always pronounced, British R's are not. NO -------- British is /əʊ/, American is /oʊ/ NOT ------ British is /ɒ/, American is /ɑ/ NOT ------ British final T's are released, American final T's are not. LAW ----- In BrE it's /o/, in AmE it's either /ɒ/ or /ɑ/ CLASS --- Some vowels that are /ɑ/ in BrE, in AmE are /æ/ BETTY --- In BrE there are no tapped T's, in AmE there are. NOW ----- In BrE it's more like /ɑʊ/, in AmE it's more like /æʊ/ Those are the differences I notice. There are a lot of regional variations of course. It would be interesting to know if some American features are present regionally in some other places (for example tapped T's, unreleased final T's, etc.) Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member 4,969 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts Vowels, American English, Pronunciation, British English

	Blue-eyed Smiler  +  380737 Sun, 17 Jun 07 05:15 PM OK, let's put it this way/// how does the Australian pronunciation sound like, the traditional one, if there is one, or probably the most common one?While I know something about the American and British pronunciation, the Australian one is a mystery for me Anyone from Australia?How do u sound like? Thank you beforehand. Blue-eyed Smiler Pronunciation

	Kooyeen  +  380843 Sun, 17 Jun 07 11:49 PM Yes, I don't know much about Australian English either. I just know it is similar to British English, and they when they say "Kate", it sounds like "kite". But I think there are some British accents with that feature too. And another variety I know very little about is Jamaican English. I just know that "how" sounds like "hoe", if I'm not mistaken. Kooyeen Accents, Pronunciation, British English

	nona the brit  +  380937 Mon, 18 Jun 07 08:06 AM There are lots of Australian TV programmes and soap operas. It's probably easiest if you watch one to get an idea of the accent. nona the brit Accents, Pronunciation

	Conchita57  +  380994 Mon, 18 Jun 07 12:25 PM For more information on Australian English, you can also have a look at this interesting Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English Conchita57 Joined on Sat, Mar 10 2007 Madrid, Iberian Peninsula Full Member 315 In the beginning was the word. Pronunciation

	Octoberman  +  408196 Thu, 23 Aug 07 10:07 AM generally the pronunciation is sort of british in a way. just a few things i´d like to mention: 1. you won´t hear much of an "r" ( in the middle or end of a word). "air", e.g. there is no "r" the way aussies say it. 2. very strong "ai", like in they, sake, make, ... even: smoke, cake ("smaik" on the water ) 3. strong "oi" in many words like: "I", like, fight, night... 4. very sublte and soft endigs for words like: tomorrow, know, no (hard to copy for foreigners...) I just love their english . actually among women you won´t hear it so obvious than among the male set. for the "westies" among them  no. 1-3 is really strong. Octoberman Joined on Thu, Jun 14 2007 Cologne, Germany New Member 37 then am I a happy fly Pronunciation