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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Are there any difference between these?
are there any difference in pronouncing e? and e?, ?? and o??
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various ('ve?.ri.?s | 'ver.i.?s )
video ('v?d.i.?? | 'v?d.i.o? )
say
various ('ve?.ri.?s | 'ver.i.?s )
video ('v?d.i.?? | 'v?d.i.o? )
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Anonymous are there any difference in pronouncing e? , ?? and o??
- Anonymous are there any difference in pronouncing e?
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Anonymousare there any difference in pronouncing e? and e?, ?? and o??Yes. /e?/ and /e/ sound quite differently. Ty
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various ('ve?.ri.?s | 'ver.i.?s )
video ('v?d.i.?? | 'v?d.i.o? )
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In AmE, various becomes 'var' in various becomes v? ? (American phoneticians don't agree to the concept of british phoneticians that r-colored vowl is same as schaw + the consonant r). In RP, 'var' becomes v? ?; in some languages, it is called vocalization of /r/.
?? vs. o?: RP diphthong vs AmE diphthong. Their
?? vs. o?: RP diphthong vs AmE diphthong. Their
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Yes, the difference is quite strong
1. various
e? - is the dipthong sound in 'hair', 'bear', 'dare', 'mayor'
e - is the simple vowel sound in 'bed', ten', 'dead', 'crest'
The correct standard pronunciation is 've?.ri.?s' however 'ver.i.?s' can be heard in certain different dialects of English where certain vowel sounds are shortened (e.g. an e
1. various
e? - is the dipthong sound in 'hair', 'bear', 'dare', 'mayor'
e - is the simple vowel sound in 'bed', ten', 'dead', 'crest'
The correct standard pronunciation is 've?.ri.?s' however 'ver.i.?s' can be heard in certain different dialects of English where certain vowel sounds are shortened (e.g. an e
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