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 have come to the sudden realization that I don't ... and I can't say (wVjr). -Aaron J. Dinkin Dr. Whom I pronounce them all in the same way. But I have heard others pronounce them differently, as you say. Fi-uhr, with a schwa. But no one

I consider English is a rhythmical language. All languages have a rhythm. In my opinion, its pronunciation and the shape of the alphabet are rounded. When speaking, because of these features, it makes easier to go on to the next sentence. Are

I've been noodling around the net but there's too much for me to take in. I'm interested in knowing how ... on aue had a spectrogram made of them saying 'mary merry marry' how similar and how different might they look? When I

When I try to pronounce (IN), (&N), or {EN), it seems difficult and unnatural. But (A:N) (as in "wrong") and (VN) (as in "hung") are no problem. I find (&N) unnatural to pronounce as well, but no more so than I find

"Aaron J. Dinkin" (Email Removed) wrote on 11 Jan 2004: I've always wondered why English dictionaries ADD: don't use IPA instead of the idiosyncratic systems they force their ... more sense, especially to people who have learned

I've always wondered why English dictionaries use IPA instead of the idiosyncratic systems they force their users to decipher tradition, probably. IPA, whatever the variant, makes much more sense, especially to people who have learned other

Would it be easy for a Brit, say, from London to be able to distinguish someone from Manchester and Liverpool simply by their dialects? No, because Londoners think that both cities are somewhere near Tyneside. There's a common phrase in

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Because sometimes phonetic spelling resembles eye dialect. Take the example ... in print, they might very well pronounce it like "onset." Why would this be any less insulting than any other use of phonetic spelling might be. Isn't