Ok, lol... then... I don't know if I understand your problem, but you are right, transcriptions in dictionaries are not accurate. But I don't know what to say, because it varies from dictionary to dictionary...I'll just give you a few

The vowel must always be pronounced the same, since it's an IPA symbol that describe a sound. IPA symbols don't change, they are defined that way, and they remain so, so that we can describe some sounds. Hmm... But don't you think this

Hi (and welcome to Englishforums Smile), As I know, in modern English the vowel is no more pronounced as... ouch! The vowel must always be pronounced the same, since it's an IPA symbol that describe a sound. IPA symbols don't change, they

<Where are the books that teach spoken English ? I'm a go there? What a ya doin? Ah'll see ya domorrow. > They're on there way: English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate I doubt that's really comprehensive. I think I once took a look at that

As far as I know, when a French word begins with a vowel, the glottal stop precedes it. This does not happen in English, but many dialects (e.g. the urban dialects of London, Edinburgh, etc.) use the glottal stop in words such as "little,

No, because the sounds that are used in the standard ... tell them it's /pArk/, they know how to pronounce it. They know that in their dialect, the collocation "Ar" is pronounced (a), so yes, they "know how to pronounce

You want to tell the reader what sounds are used in pronouncing the word, and that needs phonetic notation. No, because the sounds that are used in the standard pronunciation may not be the sounds the reader will use, ... that be (phVrk)?) if they

My suggestion to you, Arfy, is to use phonetic ... all sorts of diacritic marks distinguishing allophones of various consonants. The concept of "allophones" belongs to phonemics, not phonetics. An allophone is any of various phonetic

My suggestion to you, Sparky, and all other ("caught" is ... vowel even though (O) may be the appropriate phonetic symbol. My suggestion to you, Arfy, is to use phonetic notation whenever you want to tell someone how you pronounce

I've never met a newly-arrived American in Bournemouth who ... my person, but not when applied to my home town). You sure they used A (or (A) if that's what we should be using)? That would suggest that they're all from Utah, where