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Pousu Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Question with prounciation
Teachers!
I need to rectify my English npronounciation
help me to understand how to pronounce English words like 'Northern,'and 'forlorn' correctly.
Can I skip the r sound and stay with rest of them?
the r sound followed by 'l' or another 'r' sound is difficult for me to pronounce.
THank you and have a wonderful day!
I need to rectify my English npronounciation
help me to understand how to pronounce English words like 'Northern,'and 'forlorn' correctly.
Can I skip the r sound and stay with rest of them?
the r sound followed by 'l' or another 'r' sound is difficult for me to pronounce.
THank you and have a wonderful day!
Top answer
People with so-called "rhotic" accents pronounce the "r" in words like these. People with "non-rhotic" accents don't. g.
- People with so-called "rhotic" accents pronounce the "r" in words like these.
- People with "non-rhotic" accents don't.
- g.
- ) Native English speakers are divided between the two camps (I'm in the latter, as it happens).
- Unless there is some specific reason why you want to adopt a rhotic accent, you do not need to pronounce the "r" in cases like these.
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People with so-called "rhotic" accents pronounce the "r" in words like these. People with "non-rhotic" accents don't. (See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhotic_and_non-rhotic_accents .) Native English speakers are divi
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