
The letter “A”
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Word |
British Pronunciation |
American Pronunciation |
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Bath |
Bath |
Baeth |
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Laugh |
Laf |
Laef |
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Class |
Klas |
Klaes |
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Chance |
Tjans |
Tjaens |
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Ask |
Ask |
Aesk |
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After |
Aftuh |
Aefter |
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Can’t |
Kant |
Kent |
|
Example |
Eksampel |
Aeksempel |
The letter “R”
|
Word |
British Pronunciation |
American Pronunciation |
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Hard |
Hahd |
Hard |
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Were |
Wuuh |
Wur |
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Ear |
I-uhhh |
Ie-ur |
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Pure |
Pjuh |
Pjur |
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More |
Moh |
Mor |
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Chair |
Tjeh |
Tjer |
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Bar |
Bah |
Bar |
Letter “T” in the middle of a word
|
Word |
British Pronunciation |
American Pronunciation |
|
Better |
Be-ttuh |
Be-dur |
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Water |
Wo-ttuh |
Wa-dur |
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Hated |
He-tid |
He-did |
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Writing |
Rai-ting |
Ri-ding |
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Bottom |
Bo-ttum |
Ba-dum |
|
Native |
Ne-tiv |
Ne-div |
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Artificial |
Ar-tu-fi-siol |
Ar-du-fi-siol |
|
Notice |
No-tis |
No-dis |
Difference in “stress”
|
Word |
British Pronunciation |
American Pronunciation |
|
Advertisement |
uhd-VER-tis-muhnt |
AD-ver-ties-muhnt |
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Bald |
bo-ld |
bold |
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Clique |
cleek |
clik |
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Either |
eye-thuh |
ee-thuhr |
|
Esplanade |
ES-pluh-nayd |
ES-pluh-nard |
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Leisure |
LEZH-uh |
LEE-zhuhr |
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Mobile |
MOH-bye-ul |
MOH-buhl |
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Missile |
MIS-eye-ul |
MIS-uhl |
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Neither |
NIGH-thuh |
NEE-thuh |
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Niche |
neesh |
nitch |
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Parliament |
PAR-li-muhnt |
PAR-luh-muhnt |
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Privacy |
PRIV-uh-see |
PRAI-vuh-see |
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Semi |
SEM-ee |
SEM-eye |
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Schedule |
SHED-jool |
SKED-jool |
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Scone |
skon |
skohn |
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Stance |
starns |
stans |
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Tomato |
tuh-MAR-toe |
tuh-MAY-toe |
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Vase |
varz |
vays |
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Vitamin |
VIT-uh-min |
VAI-tuh-min |
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Wrath |
roth |
rath |
Also:
|
Word |
British Pronunciation |
American Pronunciation |
|
Amen |
Ah-MEN |
Ay-MEN |
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Asia |
AY-shure |
AY-zhure |
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Basil |
Bah-suhl |
Bay-suhl |
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Buddha |
BUD-uh |
BOOD-uh |
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Crescent |
CREZ-uhnt |
CRES-uhnt |
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Dynasty |
DIN-uh-stee |
DIE-nuh-stee |
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Evolution |
ee-vuh-LOO-shun |
eh-vuh-LOO-shun |
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Expatriate |
ek-SPAT-ri-uht |
ek-SPAY-tri-uht |
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Falcon |
FORL-cuhn |
FAL-cuhn |
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Herb |
HERB |
ERB |
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Medicine |
MED-suhn |
MED-ee-suhn |
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Nissan |
nis-an |
nis-arn |
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Pasta |
PAS-tuh |
PAR-stuh |
|
Patent |
PAY-tuhnt |
PAT-uhnt |
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Patronise |
PAT-ruhn-eyez |
PAY-truhn-eyez |
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Produce (noun) |
prod-joos |
proh-joos |
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Progress (noun) |
PROH-gress |
PROG-ress |
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Project (noun) |
PROH-ject |
PROJ-ect |
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Route |
ROOT |
ROUT |
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Vendor |
VEN-duh |
VEN-door |
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Version |
VER-shun |
VER-zhun |
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Yogurt |
yog-uht |
yoh-gurt |
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Zebra |
ZEB-ruh |
ZEE-bruh |