On 11-Aug-2004, Mxsmanic (Email Removed) wrote in message (Email Removed): It is not true for English in Los Angeles, where ... same phonetic length; the difference is almost entirely in quality. I agree; I've noticed the same thing in

It is not true for English in Los Angeles, where tsj says he is, that "/i/ is usually long and ... pretty sure. /i/ and /I/ here have very nearly the same phonetic length; the difference is almost entirely in quality. I agree; I've

How many Americans are aware that the "long 'o'"of Received Pronunciation is different from the American "long 'o'"? Some American accents have a "long 'o'" that is similar to the "long

I stopped reading Katherine Kerr when the same mistake was perpetuated in her 3rd or 4th book: she gave 'thin' ... of an o - I like to call it a smiley - so %u means a smiley over the u. That diacritic is called a "breve" in

Yes, but why do American dictionaries choose *my* pronunciation oversomeone from Alabama, or Massachusetts, or Wisconsin? There are glaring anddrastic differences in pronunciation from region to region. Not sure if this helps, but from

A good online source for BrE phonetics is Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at , which uses IPA. A feature that I find interesting in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is that it gives using IPA both British and US

I wonder which variety of English CyberCypher/Franke would consider "dumbed-down ... rabbit" or the version in which people say "Welsh rarebit." He wouldn't be able to tell; the pronunciation is identical. Three

rewboss infrared: In American English there are fairly significant differences among different accents in how /&/ and /E/ are pronounced. And for many foreign students (Germans certainly) the difference is infinitesimal. In a long-ago thread

"Fernando G" (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag As a native Spanish speaker I have a hard time to distinguish thedifference between the vowels in * cut * cot * caught Are there any clues on how should I shape my

Let me add one thing more. If any of the vowel sounds from the words mentioned above are made as "o" in dog or fog, they might be intended for some specific effects in specific situations. However, the standard pronunciation of the words remains