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Ann225 Posted 10 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Hi everyone,
I'm not sure if you can help me with this but I think it's worth asking. I've noticed lately that I pronounce some words the British way and some the American. For instance, I pronounce the words like better, butter, bottom, matter with the 'd' sound but words like 'watter, bottle, meeting, heating, waiting' with the 't' sound.
I'm not sure what I should do about it. I feel like I don't sound good when I, for instance, pronounce the word 'bottle' the American way. Some of the words are real tongue twisters.
Do you think it's okay or should I work on it and choose one way of pronouncing the english words?
Many thanks.
I'm not sure if you can help me with this but I think it's worth asking. I've noticed lately that I pronounce some words the British way and some the American. For instance, I pronounce the words like better, butter, bottom, matter with the 'd' sound but words like 'watter, bottle, meeting, heating, waiting' with the 't' sound.
I'm not sure what I should do about it. I feel like I don't sound good when I, for instance, pronounce the word 'bottle' the American way. Some of the words are real tongue twisters.
Do you think it's okay or should I work on it and choose one way of pronouncing the english words?
Many thanks.
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Ann225 I've noticed lately that I pronounce some words the British way and some the American. There are more different British accents than American accents (dialects). Just be yourself, and don't fear mixing them up.
- Ann225 I've noticed lately that I pronounce some words the British way and some the American.
- There are more different British accents than American accents (dialects).
- Just be yourself, and don't fear mixing them up.
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Ann225I've noticed lately that I pronounce some words the British way and some the American.There are more different British accents than American accents (dialects).
Just be yourself, and don't fear mixing them up.
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Ann225Do you think it's okay or should I work on it and choose one way of pronouncingI'm somewhat in disagreement with Alphecca on this. I think it's OK. You will be understood. But if I were you I would make some effort to choose one way and stick to that.
I once knew a man who had learned Spanish from various teachers over several years. Some o
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Thank you for your advice. I try to pronounce most of the words the British way, but not all them. Sometimes I watch interviews with British actors and some of them speak British English but they also pronounce some words like (hotter, better) the American way. For instance Emma Watson or Graham Norton. I also came across a video where they compared those two accents and the girl from London prono
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