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hello sir, well, all i can tell you is that w is a semi vowel. You pronounce it without causing any blockage of air in that there is a free passage of air in the vocal tract. v on the other hand is pronounced by placing the upper teeth on the lower lips but with a vibration of the vocal codes...

in addition to what others have said, the distinction between vowel and consonant is not clear cut. no dividing line. /w/ , the sound at the beginning of words like 'witch', 'wear' and 'walk', is both vowel- and consonant-like. when you look at how it's produced, pronunciation, it is...

YoHf wrote: Woah... Seems difficult... The pronunciation is really different compared with the way words are written... I wish you good luck... It's really not all that difficult... the pronunciation rules in Welsh are a lot simpler than those in English, it's just the learning them...

No, they are not pronunced the same. The vowel in pronunciation is a single vowel, as in "but", whereas it is a diphtong in noun , as in "mouth". You can hear the diphtong by having a look at the following link: http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/ipa/diphthongs.html Hope that it helps.

' Ow, eez ye-ooa san,is e?' 'Oh, he's your son is he?' The Shavian spelling rather over-emphasises the Cockney pronunciation, although some linguists maintain that there are only dipthongs and no "pure" vowels in Cockney. To some ears Cokney pronounced words can seem to have extra...

The differences between yours and mine: 1-- I dropped the /t/ of selects 2-- I used schwa for the vowel of the , not /i/ 3-- Actors : I retain the /r/ (I'm from Chicago) and the final sound is /z/ (perhaps you mistranscribed this latter?) 4-- the vowel for my could is an...

There are a number of variations within the British accent. Here are some suggestions on how to improve your accent: 1. If you have any close British friends or acquaintences, speak with them as often as possible while imitating their accent. Sometimes people are offended by this because...

To continue.. I think the sound quality is an important difference between the two languages besides the pronunciation. The Americans tend to drone in the middle tone, wheras the English have a more lilting quality and the Welsh more so; but the vowel sounds are what they pick up on first. ...

When I came to live in the States I joined a singing group. Not a band, more a choral society. I was told when we were singing Shenandoah not to sing "water" with an English accent, it was meant to be sung with an American pronunciation where the "a" in water rhymes more with our English...

Guys.. I'm Manju , I work in MICROSOFT as Exchange support engineer. I have strange problem with pronunciation.I interect with more North American people, I feel difficulty in understanding them and conveying my message to these people. I'm doing it better but pronunciation require lot of...