I pronounce as oi?
I heard some British speakers pronounce oi instead of i, even channel 4 continuity announcer (he says noight instead of night).
This is what I heard from people so far.
Moight instead of might.
Loike instead of like
Loine instead of line
Could you tell me if they actually pronounce like this? I think it might be their regional dialect ,or maybe I misheard it or something?
Top answer
g. West Midlands. Without hearing these speakers myself, I can't say if the cases you refer to are examples of this, or if you are somewhat mishearing or misinterpreting a standard pronunciation.
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- West Midlands.
- Without hearing these speakers myself, I can't say if the cases you refer to are examples of this, or if you are somewhat mishearing or misinterpreting a standard pronunciation.
- Traditionally TV announcers would not have (strong) regional accents (excluding national accents such as Scottish), but more recently this is changing, so it is possible.
- Another possibility is that these speakers might be Irish not British.
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This kind of pronunciation of "i" as "oi" can occur in certain regional British accents, e.g. West Midlands. Without hearing these speakers myself, I can't say if the cases you refer to are examples of this, or if you are somewhat mishearing or misinterpreting a standard pronunciation. Traditionally TV announcers would not have (strong) regional accents (excluding national accents such as Scot
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