Which do you think is better to learn? The one that doesn't require Flash. Other than that, it's up to you. There is no rigid number for the vowels in American English or any other dialect of any language. It all depends on where you draw

Hi friends, In this link: http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/about.html you will see there are 15 vowels in American English. In this link: http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~lsp/IPA/SSAE.html you will see there are 12 vowels in Standard American

Not exactly RP, but I say /'kA.v@ntSrI/ ("cot" vowel). You actually have *phonemic*, not just phonetic, /S/ here? Someone just asked about = /tSrai/ in misc.education.language.english; I thought they were probably just hearing some

What's the modern RP way of saying "Coventry"? I ... but if I did, "Cuvventry" is what I would say. Not exactly RP, but I say /'kA.v@ntSrI/ ("cot" vowel). You actually have *phonemic*, not just phonetic, /S/

Then there's the very short one round Brum way, which ... to the old-style RP way of saying "Coventry" as "Cuvventry". What's the modern RP way of saying "Coventry"? I don't havemuch call to use the word

Agreed, if such coursebooks claim to be representing American pronunciation. They are incorrect even when representing RP. Apparently length is indeed an inherent part of vowel phonemes in several important British dialects, where /i/ ~ (i:) is in

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

On 10-Aug-2004, Mxsmanic (Email Removed) wrote in message (Email Removed): The length of vowels in English is not phonemic; that is, you can be understood whether you pronounce vowels long ... In English, /i/ is usually long and /I/ is usually

For example, the tutor told me when I say 'seem', it sounds like 'sim'. The same situation may exist in 'shoulder'. The problem may be common for Chinese because chinese syllables are short. Drawling the pronunciation makes