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Hi Kooyeen, So.. you are just listening! Wow, it's much tougher. A-ha, you don't like her phonetic notation, do you?? LOL Kooyeen wrote: For example, I didn't try any of those exercises with the rubber band... I like that gimmic, well, pretty much. I even double-checked if she's kind enough to...

... I noticed that all reduced sounds are not reduced to a fixed and definite sound, but they can take infinite kinds of schwas (schwas that tend e as in in bed, or that tend to i like in bid, or tend to u like in put...). Yup. Infinite sounds about right. ... This means that the set of...

Hmm, I see. When you said "reduction that are much less schwa like", you reminded me that... I noticed that all reduced sounds are not reduced to a fixed and definite sound, but they can take infinite kinds of schwas (schwas that tend e as in in bed, or that tend to i like in bid, or tend to u...

Doll wrote: London is not pronounced as /l/\nden/ but /ˈlʌnd ə n/. Sorry, couldn't be bothered how to type in phonetic transcription. That's why I linked to a proper version on Wikipedia. I don't know there may be different accents but it is for sure that sometimes native speakers...

Well, it depends on a number of factors. If you know phonetics, you can modify or consciously prevent yourself from modifying your accent. It also depends on how much you like the place that you move to. So, for example, if the 30 year old moved to Texas and loved it, loved the people, and...

Ok, I see it's still a mess, but now I'm sick and tired of phonetic transcriptions, it's time to just listen! This is the author of American Accent T., Ann, who read the following stuff (edited file). Listen carefully. Notice that all those sounds are more /er/ than /ɛr/. I now tend to pronounce...

and an ignorant American would look at British and pronounce practise (Br. spelling) like practize.. Highly unlikely. Americans on the other hand, have been butchering it for centuries and should not be consulted when learning this language. It is, after all, English and not American. Rubbish....

I suppose demicjusz is interested in how those words are pronounced by people who speak English, so I don't think my opinion here would be useful, since my spoken English doesn't contain many sounds apart from those that belong also to Spanish (so you can imagine my accent). With my nil...

Uh! I'll pay attention to what I hear then! I tend to pronounce "character" with the first "a" like in "cat", and the same applies to "marry", but "Paris Hilton" as "Pair-iss". Anyway, since there are a lot or regional differences and accents, I think I should start to write using IPA...