Hi everyone, I hope you can help me. Can you tell me where I can find phonetics for noun the USA? Thank you in advance.

Is it true that in American English, the final vowel sound in CARRIED, VARIED, SOCIETIES and FAMILIES rhymes with that in FEET whilst in British, it rhymes with that in FIT? My examples above are verbs and nouns that end with an EE sound in their

Hello. I've heard (say, in some British songs) the following pronunciation: the vowel in "got" was pronounced in a sort ... was Blur, by the way. The sound was not even short, it lasted for some time (because it's a song).

Steve Hayes wrote on 17 Aug 2004: It's my impression that when British people refer to a ... the "X". Certainly North American usage strongly prefers "X River". Indeed. The following sound right to me: the river Thames the

}> }> I can half understand why we don't say Paree, but why shouldn't }> English speaking people be able to sort out the local pronunciations }> of proper nouns in English speaking countries? Why do all English }> people, it

I can half understand why we don't say Paree, but why shouldn't English speaking people be able to sort out the local pronunciations of proper nouns in English speaking countries? Why do all English people, it seems when I listen to the

See another thread for my comments on this subject. One can always find BrE speakers ready to ascribe any unwelcome or innovative language change to "Americanism". They are often mistaken, of course. Not all of us. I am quite aware that

Merriam-Webster definition: Main Entry: gang·way Pronunciation: 'ga(ng)-"wA Function: noun 1 ... passage through a crowd often used as an interjection Sorry, I wasn't clear. I agree with "gangway" for the passage or

Skitt filted: Hah! Just remembered! Weren't they also called zoris? Gosh ... allowed a day or so to answer each question ... "Zori" is the Japanese term for such footwear, adapted into English as a brand name...I have a pair of the