http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishAudioSpeechPronunciation/Forum22.htmBritish, American, Scottish accent or using super-fantastic-high-tech software, we'll help you with pronunciation.enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/2/vjbpp/Post.htm#380129Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:29:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:380129Kooyeen0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/2/vjbpp/Post.htm#380129http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-380129.xmlOk, thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379709Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:29:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:379709CalifJim1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379709http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-379709.xmlis it ok to say "let's say" instead of "let's just say", leaving out "just"? Yes. We do that all the time. Either way is fine. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379573Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:29:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:379573Kekel2http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379573http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-379573.xmlYeah, Kooyeen! If I got what a flap R is, in my native language, Portuguese, we have this kind of sound. Just as a matter of curiosity for you, that's the way we can distinguish these two words: Caro (a flat R ) - expensive Carro (a strong R ) - car See ya.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379544Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:29:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:379544Kooyeen3http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379544http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-379544.xmlCalifJim wrote: What? What do you know about it? You speak Italian or something?! LOL, let's say I understand it... (<--- weird doubt: is it ok to say "let's say" instead of "let's just say", leaving out "just"?) For those who know IPA, American English R is /ɹ/ Italian R is /r/ Alveolar flap is /ɾ/ There's no alveolar flap in Italian, but I saw on Wikipedia that there is that feature in Spanish and Portuguese.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379365Mon, 25 May 2009 09:29:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:379365CalifJim4http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379365http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-379365.xmlI just wanted to say that tapped t's have absolutely nothing to do with Italian r's! What? What do you know about it? You speak Italian or something?! CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379179Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:29:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:379179Kooyeen5http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#379179http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-379179.xmlCalifJim wrote: The tapped t of American English is similar to the r of many Romance languages, but not exactly the same. I've read that many times... I even read that the American tapped t is like Italian r. I just wanted to say that tapped t's have absolutely nothing to do with Italian r's! I say /hæʊ tə/ and the t is tapped.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#378996Mon, 25 May 2009 09:29:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:378996Kekel6http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#378996http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-378996.xmlYes, this is the kind of r I meant! thanks CFhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#378943Mon, 25 May 2009 09:29:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:378943CalifJim7http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#378943http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-378943.xmlIf you have a flapped r in your native language, and you are using r to indicate that sound, then that's correct -- or very close to correct. The tapped t of American English is similar to the r of many Romance languages, but not exactly the same. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#378885Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:29:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:378885Lucky68http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htm#378885http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-378885.xmlhow to = howtahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htmWed, 25 Mar 2009 10:29:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:378860Kekel9http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTo/vjbpp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-378860.xmlIs a pattern in American English to pronounce "how to" as /hauru/ ?? sorry for my transcription...