Fernando G" As a native Spanish speaker I have a hard time to distinguish the difference between the vowels in * cut You don't have this sound in Spanish. Your "u" is what we call our "long U"; the "u" in

As a native Spanish speaker I have a hard time to distinguish the difference between the vowels in * cut * cot * caught Are there any clues on how should I shape my mouth/lips/tongue/vocal chords/whatever to pronounce these vowels correctly? If

As a native Spanish speaker I have a hard time to distinguish the difference between the vowels in * cut * cot * caught Are there any clues on how should I shape my mouth/lips/tongue/vocal chords/whatever to pronounce these vowels correctly? Hola

As a native Spanish speaker I have a hard time to distinguish the difference between the vowels in * cut * cot * caught Are there any clues on how should I shape my mouth/lips/tongue/vocal chords/whatever to pronounce these vowels correctly?

It's not a matter of "how some British newspapers think 'macho'should be pronounced," but how the British actually pronounce it. (snip dictionary links) I think you are giving too much credit to we (us) Britishers. Either

"FLACK-sud," This I'm the wrong person to ask about such things. The subject of the pronunciation of vowels is a weak spot of mine. I rarely follow any of the threads where the various pronunciations of a given vowel in different

To be precise, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate shows /'fl&ks@d/,"FLACK-sud," as a secondary ... it is encountered less often. I use the /'fl&ks@d/ pronunciation. Phooey! Before posting, I had caught a couple of instances

So the basic question is: Is the Cambridge pronunciation of ... or ride a "BOOSS". Which **should** it be? Cap orCup? Why not choose the intermediate solution that (it seems to me) isoffered by prestige varieties of AmE, notably Postwar

Very nice! Listening to it is like standing "on line" drinking a "regular coffee". I haven't yet had a chance to listen to Mr. ... just want to say that this is *very* good news. I certainly hear "marry" as

You say you're not MINMINM? To my ear, your three "Mary", "marry", and "merry" vowels all sound very different. I haven't yet had a chance to listen to Mr. Hamm's recording (and I look forward to doing so)