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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Difference between course and cause

Hi guys,

Is there a difference in terms of pronunciation of these two words, course and cause? or sauce and source?

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  1. I am from Australia, which one would be closer to Aussie accent?
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I use the Google translator to hear the pronunciation of words.

https://translate.google.com/
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AnonymousI am from Australia, which one would be closer to Aussie accent?
Heck, if you're Australian, you ought to be able to figure that out yourself, mate!
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Well sadly my first language isn't english tho I am an Australian citizen.

I am asking as I was told they are pronounced the same here. The "r" sound is silenced.

Now I've listened the US and UK pronunciation, it is definitely closer to the UK accent. In which I still can't really tell the difference..

/k??s/ /k??z:

Thanks everyone!
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I frequently get asked if I'm Australian. It seems that Americans can't tell us apart. I tell them that Australians are the ones with the cork hats who go around saying "Tie me kangaroo down, Sport. Throw some prawns on the Barbie and give me a tinnie of 4X! Crikey, mate! I'm dry as a Pommie's bathmat!"

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