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19 questions linked to/from Are there other words in American English that use the same vowel sound as the "as" in "Pasta"?
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Data pronunciation: "dayta" or "dahta"?
I hear "dayta" more often, but what's the correct pronunciation?
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How is "æ" supposed to be pronounced?
The Encyclopædia Brittanica still uses the symbol "æ". However, I still hear everyone pronounce it as "Encyclo pee dia", when their spelling suggests more along the lines of "Encyclo pah dia" or "...
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Pronunciation of 'aunt' in the US
I was under the impression that all Americans pronounced aunt like the insect, ant (/ænt/), or relatively similar sounding variants such as the southern aint (/eɪnt/). According to both Webster and ...
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Looking for a minimal triple
I am looking for a minimal triple for a particular set of phonemes. By minimal triple, I mean three actual English words that differ in one and only one phoneme between them. Examples therefore ...
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Different pronunciations of "Pakistan" versus "Afghanistan"?
Should there be any difference in the pronunciation of (the suffixes in) "Pakistan" and "Afghanistan"?
I noticed that Obama treats the words quite differently, pronouncing "Pakistan" like PUH-KIST-...
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Pronunciation of foreign words in American vs. British English?
One of the differences between modern US English (hereafter referred to as "American English") and British English is the way in which we pronounce foreign words, particularly those of French origin ...
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Sounds of the letter a
How can I know, precisely, when to differentiate the sounds of the letter a, like in: apple and vault?
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Pronunciation of Gala in different circumstances
It is my understanding that Gala can be properly pronounced three different ways (sorry I don't know IPA):
- noun: like GAY-la meaning a party (hopefuly with GAity)
- adjective: GAL-uh, describing a ...
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How is "gone" pronounced?
I'm a native Spanish speaker who's trying to grasp some of the subtleties of (American) English pronunciation. I think the sounds that give me the most trouble are the triplet of low back vowels: /ɑ/, ...
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American English Pronunciation of "o" sound long or short?
I'm always confused about how to pronounce words with letter o in spelling. For example, in the word boss, I always pronounce the o as short o, when in fact it is long o. Collar is short, but I always ...
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Is there a rule for how to pronounce words such as "dance", "prance", "castle"?
Is there a grammatical rule for the pronunciation of words such as dance, castle and prance? I believe the British English pronunciation is "ah", while in American English it is a short "a" sound.
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What source explains the different pronunciations of "hol" in "alcohol" and "hollow"?
According to Merriam-Webster, the pronunciation of alcohol is "ˈal-kə-ˌhȯl" while the pronunciation of hollow is "ˈhä-(ˌ)lō." Why are they pronounced with different vowels? I think I've figured out ...
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Does æ differ or not (American English)?
There is a Cambridge American English Dictionary web-site. I was checking pronunciation on some words that have a common sound "æ". Although the sound supposed to be the same, its pronunciation ...
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Where in the US are these vowels mispronounced? "got" -> "gat"
It is rather rare to hear a speaker pronounce vowels like this, so I would like to know where it comes from. I live in North America, so my only experience is with American English.
Most notably, I ...
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Confused About Standard IPA
I'm looking for standard IPA but every book, even dictionaries implement it differently.
for example [ɑ] and [ɑ:] or this symbol [ɛ] vs [e].
Some books omit the [i] sound which is the last sound of ...
