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British IPA

May I know if UK has its own English IPA like Americans. Complete UK pronunciation and accent resources would help. Majority of the British people I met are soooo PERFECTIONIST. They always say that their English is the most accurate and globally accepted than Americans. I am a non native speaker and I'm used to American English curriculum and language. My boss always correct my American accent and pronunciation. I really feel irritated .MAybe he's too foolish to understand language complexities .
  

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blue jeans May I know if UK has its own English IPA like Americans. The "I" in IPA means "international", so there is no British IPA or American IPA. io/ipa-chart/keyboard/ These same symbols can be used to transcribe the sounds of any language.

— CalifJim

  • blue jeans May I know if UK has its own English IPA like Americans.
  • The "I" in IPA means "international", so there is no British IPA or American IPA.
  • io/ipa-chart/keyboard/ These same symbols can be used to transcribe the sounds of any language.
  • CJ
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blue jeans May I know if UK has its own English IPA like Americans.

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The "I" in IPA means "international", so there is no British IPA or American IPA.

Here's a chart of IPA symbols:

http://westonruter.github.io/ipa-chart/keyboard/

These s

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This may be useful:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet_chart_for_English_dialects

Bear in mind also that there are many different regional accents within Britain. These are at least as different from each other, if not more

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