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

Weird problem. I'd just like to hear as many opinions as possible. I have learned a lot of stuff about pronunciation, and I like to learn as much as possible, to keep improving my English. However, I have never seriously practiced spoken English,

I've noticed that the indefinite article "a" is often pronounced "ay" in speeches and on radio and TV. What's that about? Svatopluk Svatopluk, I don't think your post was clear enough to be sure of what you wanted

Raf, your question is kind of strange, given the fact that many educated Britons do not even pronounce the "r" in "world." However, I've heard a lot of people ask the same question. The biggest problem is that the /r/ sound

I believe the spelling is "When did you use to go to France?" I've always been shaky on the spelling in this case, in an attempt to reflect the pronunciation. I would normally ... me. (I do realise that it can't be justified on

This is sometimes the case in Sweden as well, especially if those who have lived in an English-speaking country have ... are often more fluent in speech as compared to the learners who have practiced pronunciation and intonation in speech labs.

English ‹ an easy language? Multi-national personnel at North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters near Paris found English to be an ... English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.(snip

So the basic question is: Is the Cambridge pronunciation of vowels correct? Or are Yorkshiremen correct? I mean, to speak **propper English** do you ride a "BASS" or ride a "BOOSS". Which **should** it be? Cap or Cup? Why not

Redundancy of the week: a reporter spoke of the "official state visit" made by GWB. OED has 'state visit, a visit by a head of state to a foreign country for ceremonial rather than official purposes' so it seems a 'state

Redundancy of the week: a reporter spoke of the "official state visit" made by GWB. OED has 'state visit, a visit by a head of state to a foreign country for ceremonial rather than official purposes' so it seems a 'state