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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Pronunciation of ten, centre and said

Hi

Could you please listen to this for 10 seconds and tell me how these words sound to you? ten, centre, said, etc.

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Thanks,

Tom

  

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That is a New Zealand accent. They interpret many of the vowels very differently from the way I do here in the Midle Atlantic USA.

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  • That is a New Zealand accent.
  • They interpret many of the vowels very differently from the way I do here in the Midle Atlantic USA.
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That is a New Zealand accent. They interpret many of the vowels very differently from the way I do here in the Midle Atlantic USA.

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Mr. Tomtell me how these words sound to you? ten, centre, said, etc.

They sound normal for the region. In New Zealand [?] shades to [e].

There are more surprises, though. Many of them say [?gz] for "eggs".

CJ

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