Well, it depends on how you pronounce them. For example, you pronounce "go" as whereas I would say or . I would also use a schwa for "to": instead of saying . Thirdly, I would pronounce brothers as . I would also say rather than for "new". So you

The Western and Central Canadian English dialect does have several differences from conservative General American, although many dialects in the US have some or all of the same features that are found in Western/Central Canadian English.

So what's your definition of American English (or North American English, as some prefer)? I would probably define it mostly by its phonology. It would be pretty hard to define. Or why not just say, any dialect of English spoken in North

CalifJim wrote: I have heard gulf pronounced only one way Really? Which way? The Southwesterners that I met tended to pronounce "ul" /@l/ as (e.g. dull=dole). In my dialect the pronunciation of "ul" is more variable, with 'gulf' pronounced as ;

No, I don't speak a Southern dialect or Ebonics. I have a Western accent. I'm from the Tsawwassen peninsula. Not everyone merges all of those words here, but everyone pronounces them at least close. Certain areas in Northern Wisconsin and the

>> hat, bat, bad, bag, ad, add << In some dialects ad, add and or bag would not work. If you're learning North American English, you could use the Inland North pronunciation of for all instances of /æ/. Many dialects pronounce

>> Native speakers can make mistakes with pronounciation. Unfortunately with English, the spelling does not always give you a clue to the pronounciation, so if people learn a word from seeing it written, they can make mistakes. <<

>> In my experience egg=ayg is a regional American pronunciation, chiefly rural or Southern, but it may be spreading to other regions. This pronunction is usually used by the same people who say measure=may-zhur. << The

Englishuser wrote: Hi, Jaguar. In British English it is Jag-u-ar but I believe that in American English it is Jagwar Don't forget that there is a /j/-sound in there! /Jagwar/ is the most commonly heard pronunciation in the US, although

Hi Bluealbatross, I live near Newcastle, and answered your similar question in the thread entitled: "Received pronunciation and mid Atlantic English" ...but I've pasted it here in case anyone wants to continue on this thread: I don't