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Re: a(n) university ??

Yes, Yankee's comments above pretty much speak for British English usage, as well as for American English. The initial u in the 'consonant' examples given by Yankee is invariably pronounced as yoo.As for British usage of 'An historic(al)', you will still occasionally find it,...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by yizhivika 37 days ago American English British English Universities Consonants
Re: Mimicking an actor's accent

Hi,yes, I remember you asked about him. I'm not an expert at all, but I can tell you my opinion, as a learner.I agree it's a good accent for those who are interested in British English. I don't find any annoying features in his accent (=features I don't like). It doesn't...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Kooyeen 47 days ago Intonations Accents Difference between Consonants American English British English Glottals
Re: fair-haired

Yes, there are regional variations in American English. Do you know which accent is chosen by MW as the reference in the pronunciation keys. Is it General American?My problem is that, as I have mentioned before, they are indeed denoted differently in British English. The first one is a simple...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Pter 110 days ago Vowels Accents Consonants American English Pronunciation British English Spelling Diphthongs
Re: fair-haired

Thanks again for your patience in explaining that to me. I think I know what you are talking about. This also happens for the length of vowels before voiceless consonants vs voiced consonants, e.g. bat vs bad. Yes, you are right, the vowel quality is often affected by the following...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Pter 112 days ago Vowels Consonants American English British English
Re: How's and House - are they pronounced differently?

Hi, those two vowels are the same to me. The only difference between "how's" and "house" is the final consonant. I think this is true for both General American and the kind of British English that is usually learned. I don't know if there are people who make a distinction or situations where a...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Kooyeen 231 days ago Vowels Accents Difference between Consonants British English
Unreleased final consonants

Hi,I read Nona's new post earlier, but... where is it now? I can't see it anymore. It was a post with a link to a website where you could listen to IPA sounds (for British English).Well, I heard a lot of words pronounced with a clear consonant sound at the end. I thought of posting this:What are...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Kooyeen 1 yr 49 days ago Vowels Intonations Accents Difference between Consonants American English British English Glottals

Re: Question about how to pronounce Europe

I'd say that there is a slight difference between the US and UK pronunciation of the word. The first syllable of Europe in British English is generally pronounced with the diphthong // while in American English it is simply with the vowel //. The diphthong // is a characteristic of British...

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Orpheus 1 yr 52 days ago

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Re: Doubling

Hi MusesunIt depends on the stress. Doubling occurs if there is one vowel between two consonants and the stress is on that syllable:forgettinglettingoccurredIn interpret the stress is on the second syllable: to prevent a smiley from appearing!

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Cool Breeze 1 yr 75 days ago Regards British English Before and After Vowels Consonants
Re: How do you pronounce "emoticon"?

>> whereas the General American pronunciation is /I'moudiKa:n/. d = flapped /t/<< Interesting. I would say it with a are allophones of the same vowel, and would not affect the meaning, so since you are using / / notation, you can't mark in the vowel length.

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Marvin A. 1 yr 200 days ago Vowels Consonants Dialects Pronunciation British English Allophones
Re: screenshoting or screenshotting?

Where V symbolizes a vowel letter and C a consonant letter, and bold letters indicate stress: ---CVC > ---CVCCing, ---CVCCed (occur, occurring, occurred; expel, expelling, expelled; ...) ---CVC > ---CVCing, ---CVCed (wither, withering, withered; cancel, canceling, cancelled;...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 220 days ago American English Verbs British English Vowels Consonants