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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
what BrEng dialect is it?
Hi,
(1) If a BrEng speaker pronounces the 'u' in the nouns cup and bus as the 'u' in the verb to put, what part of the UK do you think this person is from? What do you call such a dialect?
(2) Are there "similar" dialects in the US (meaning in which cup/bus are pronounced close to coop/boos?
mus-te
(1) If a BrEng speaker pronounces the 'u' in the nouns cup and bus as the 'u' in the verb to put, what part of the UK do you think this person is from? What do you call such a dialect?
(2) Are there "similar" dialects in the US (meaning in which cup/bus are pronounced close to coop/boos?
mus-te
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I'd think that this kind of pronunciation can be found among people from Northern England.
- I'd think that this kind of pronunciation can be found among people from Northern England.
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I'd think that this kind of pronunciation can be found among people from Northern England.
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Anonymous If a BrEng speaker pronounces the 'u' in the nouns cup and bus as ...1. I'd say they were from Liverpool.
2. I know of no similar dialect in the U.S.
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