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JHTAN Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How to pronounce....

Hello community,
How to pronounce the following words?
1)confirm
2)demand
I had try to get the pronunciation of the words in the Google translate but I'm not sure the pronunciation are correct for the both words.
Thanks.
  

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Most on-line dictionaries have an audio feature.

Check out http://www.merriam-webster.com/

CJ
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Hello,
I noticed it but some of the words in on-line dictionary's pronunciation are different to the Google translate. Any idea?
Thanks.
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JHTANsome of the words in on-line dictionary's pronunciation are different to the Google translate.
The Merriam-Webster is American English. You may have to try the Oxford dictionary if you want British English. I have no idea what Google uses.

CJ
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CalifJim I have no idea what Google uses.
Sounds like British English.

http://translate.google.com/
Try these words: refer, prefer, vase, can't, privacy, glacier, renaissance, status
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ozzourtirefer, prefer, vase, can't, privacy, glacier, renaissance, status
They are all American pronunciations except "refer", which is neither. It's pronounced as "refoor", which is not likely to be used as the pronunciation of "refer" anywhere in the world. Personally, I don't completely trust that site for pronunciations, though it's clear that there is n
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Do you mean you pronounce those words the way they are pronounced by Google Translate, except for 'refer'?
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ozzourtiDo you mean you pronounce those words the way they are pronounced by Google Translate, except for 'refer'?
Yes, except for 'refer', and except that I use /s/ for the 'ss' in renaissance, and the speaker on Google uses /z/. That's a minor difference.

CJ
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Odd. Maybe the way it pronounces words changes depending on your location or your settings.
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ozzourtiOdd. Maybe the way it pronounces words changes depending on your location or your settings.
Hmm. Let's test this. Are you getting ['pr?v??si] (BrE) or ['pra?v??si] (AmE) for "privacy"? I'm getting AmE.

CJ
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CalifJimHmm. Let's test this. Are you getting ['pr?v??si] (BrE) or ['pra?v??si] (AmE) for "privacy"? I'm getting AmE.
['pr?v??si] (BrE)
Here's a recording:
http://www6.zippyshare.com/v/11613480/file.html
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