By Diphthongs, Numbers

General Canadian English is extremely similar to General American English. However, there are a number of differences between the two dialects. Firstly, GCE (General Canadian English) exhibits a linguistic phenomenon called Canadian Raising. Basically, the diphthong “ai”--as in "by" or "lie"--is...

Hello File Leech, welcome to English Forums, I would say that a syllable is a word or a part of a word that consists of one vowel or diphthong sound, with 0–5 consonant sounds on each side. e.g. help: 1 vowel sound = 1 syllable what's: 1 vowel sound = 1 syllable a: 1 vowel sound = 1...

Whinzel, I can't type or copy all phonetic symbols, so, you have to relate my explanations to the real symbol, I hope you get everything, check the symbols with your notes, books or on the net. I've added the words pronounced by Hitchhiker at first place of each line. /i:/ seat, sheep, green,...