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CharmYou Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Do BrE speakers pronounce "been" and "being" differently?

Do BrE speakers pronounce "been" and "being" differently?
I recently heard an Australian speaker pronouncing "been" as "being", which is not nearly as intelligible.
  

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CharmYou I recently heard an Australian speaker pronouncing "been" as "being", which is not nearly as intelligible. I think you may have missed the nuance. CharmYou Do BrE speakers pronounce "been" and "being" differently?

— Mister Micawber

  • CharmYou I recently heard an Australian speaker pronouncing "been" as "being", which is not nearly as intelligible.
  • I think you may have missed the nuance.
  • CharmYou Do BrE speakers pronounce "been" and "being" differently?
  • Yes, they do; I have heard them do so.
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CharmYouI recently heard an Australian speaker pronouncing "been" as "being", which is not nearly as intelligible.
I think you may have missed the nuance.
CharmYouDo BrE speakers pronounce "been" and "being" differently?
Yes, they do; I have heard them do so.
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yes we use a diphthong in being, its almost [be ying]
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Can anyone please record a BrE been and a being that are pronounced differently?
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There are British pronunciations of the words available in the Cambridge Learners Dictionary.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/being?q=being#
http://dictionary
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Thanks. I'm able to discern the difference now. Being is like a diphthong. It's longer than been.
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