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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Pastor/pasta in BrE (pronunciation)
1. pastor 
/'p??.st?r/
/'pæs./
2. pasta
/'pæs.t?/
/'p??.st?/
Q1) Isn't the pronunciation #1 and #2 very similar in BrE so people are likely to misunderstand specially when there is no context?
Q2) I think the phonetic sign for 'pasta' in UK English is really interesting because I don't think I've seen any word in BrE pronounced 'ae' when AmE pronounces 'a'. What do you think?
/'p??.st?r//'pæs./2. pasta
/'pæs.t?//'p??.st?/Q1) Isn't the pronunciation #1 and #2 very similar in BrE so people are likely to misunderstand specially when there is no context?
Q2) I think the phonetic sign for 'pasta' in UK English is really interesting because I don't think I've seen any word in BrE pronounced 'ae' when AmE pronounces 'a'. What do you think?
Top answer
-- There are many, many homophones in both Englishes. Context is an integral part of language. But don't worry: there is always context.
- -- There are many, many homophones in both Englishes.
- Context is an integral part of language.
- But don't worry: there is always context.
- ' at a man in a clerical collar.
- Q2) I think the phonetic sign for 'pasta' in UK English is really interesting because I don't think I've seen any word in BrE pronounced 'ae' when AmE pronounces 'a'.
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Q1) Isn't the pronunciation #1 and #2 very similar in BrE so people are likely to misunderstand specially when there is no context?-- There are many, many homophones in both Englishes. Context is an integral part of language. But don't worry: there is always context. I never shout 'pasta!' at a man in a clerical collar.
Q2) I think the phonetic sign for 'pasta' in
Q2) I think the phonetic sign for 'pasta' in
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