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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Pronunciation of 'London'
Hello,
I always thought 'London' is pronounced /l/\nden/ (as transcribed ). However, some time ago I noticed that the native speaker (English) who teaches me pronounces it as /london/, the way I was taught to be wrong
. I asked him about it and he was very surprised. A week or two ago, I had a lecture with a native speaker, again an Englishman, and I couldn't help noticing that he too pronounces it as /london/. Could anyone please provide any explanation of that?
Thanks,
Greg
PS. I also looked it up in my pronunciation dictionary (Longman) and it jus says 'London /l/\nden/ (!)'
I always thought 'London' is pronounced /l/\nden/ (as transcribed ). However, some time ago I noticed that the native speaker (English) who teaches me pronounces it as /london/, the way I was taught to be wrong
. I asked him about it and he was very surprised. A week or two ago, I had a lecture with a native speaker, again an Englishman, and I couldn't help noticing that he too pronounces it as /london/. Could anyone please provide any explanation of that?Thanks,
Greg
PS. I also looked it up in my pronunciation dictionary (Longman) and it jus says 'London /l/\nden/ (!)'
Top answer
nd ? n/. I don't know there may be different accents but it is for sure that sometimes native speakers do pronunciation mistakes too.
- nd ?
- n/.
- I don't know there may be different accents but it is for sure that sometimes native speakers do pronunciation mistakes too.
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London is not pronounced as /l/\nden/ but /'l?nd?n/. I don't know there may be different accents but it is for sure that sometimes native speakers do pronunciation mistakes too.
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Doll London is not pronounced as /l/\nden/ but /'l?nd?n/.
Sorry, couldn't be bothered how to type in phonetic transcription. That's why I linked to a proper version on Wikipedia.I don't know there may be different accents but it is for sure that sometimes native speakers do pronunciation mistakes too.
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I don't read IPA but you would normally say 'Lun-duhn' with the last syllable as the schwa sound.
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http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=London
Well, according to this site... but I'm not sure it's British English.
Well, according to this site... but I'm not sure it's British English.
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Yes, that's it, though I must say he is making the 'n' sound very long.
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Charlotte_Thttp://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=LondonVery interesting link, thank you very much
Well, according to this site... but I'm not sure it's British English.
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If your teacher has a pronounced northern accent, I suppose his/her pronunciation of London could sound more like "lon..." than the "lun..." we southerners use.
BTW - that clip of 'ruby' is clearly incorrect. No accent in the UK pronounces that word "roo-vee" (and I should know!).
BTW - that clip of 'ruby' is clearly incorrect. No accent in the UK pronounces that word "roo-vee" (and I should know!).
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oooeerr - no-one says Ruby in that way. I guess every site has its glitches.
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The vowel as transcribed as [?] is pronounced differently in the US and UK.
In fact, the so-called Southern accent in the US will pronounce it differently.
In the UK, there are so many regional and "class" differences, not to mention the recently waves of immigrants from Asia and Africa.
In fact, the so-called Southern accent in the US will pronounce it differently.
In the UK, there are so many regional and "class" differences, not to mention the recently waves of immigrants from Asia and Africa.
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