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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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CMU pronouciation dictionary
Hello. I'm from the country that English is not first language.
But when I was young, I happen to lived in some countries that use English like Singapore, USA, Australia so my accent now is a mix.
Then, I always find myself got English pronunciation Fixed at workplace. so I check it on online dictionary and found that what I used is always according to CMU pronunciation dictionary while all of my co-worker use Oxford Dictionary.
Oxford dictionary is British English right??
but what about CMU? I just want to know where my accent goes to as I lost lot of confident from pronunciation fixing by my co-worker.
But when I was young, I happen to lived in some countries that use English like Singapore, USA, Australia so my accent now is a mix.
Then, I always find myself got English pronunciation Fixed at workplace. so I check it on online dictionary and found that what I used is always according to CMU pronunciation dictionary while all of my co-worker use Oxford Dictionary.
Oxford dictionary is British English right??
but what about CMU? I just want to know where my accent goes to as I lost lot of confident from pronunciation fixing by my co-worker.
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Anonymous Oxford dictionary is British English right? Yes, but it incorporates a lot of Americanisms. Anonymous what about CMU?
- Anonymous Oxford dictionary is British English right?
- Yes, but it incorporates a lot of Americanisms.
- Anonymous what about CMU?
- The Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary is a machine-readable pronunciation dictionary for North American English.
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AnonymousOxford dictionary is British English right?Yes, but it incorporates a lot of Americanisms.
Anonymouswhat about CMU?The Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary is a machine-readable pronunciation dictionary for North American English.
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