ONE language, THREE accents - UK vs. USA vs. AUS English!

British Accents Wikimedia The United Kingdom is perhaps the most dialect-obsessed country in the world. With near-countless regional Englishes shaped by millennia of history, few nations boast as many varieties of language in such a compact geography. (NOTE: This page uses the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). 12 Native English Podcasts for English Learners Tired of the classroom, flashcards, and repetition? Listen to a podcast show in English. I’m not talking about an English learning podcast, but a science, entertainment, news or comedy show aimed at native speakers. There are so many benefits. You’ll listen to English spoken in many different contexts by a range of speakers. You’ll hear idiomatic English as well as American slang. speak with an Irish accent? Come here, boyo, let's not misunderstand each other: you're not going to be able to sound like a Dubliner by the end of this article. Many have tried, many have failed: Brad Pitt in The Devil's Own, Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness, Richard Gere in The Jackal, Tom Cruise in Far and Away. God almighty, they were all bollocks! But it's not just the lads - the colleens are useless too: Julia Roberts in Michael Collins. But it's obviously worth trying - these notables were all too aware of the increased sexual allure of those of the Hibernian (that is, Irish) persuasion.

All Things Grammar - Home The Distinctive Vowel Sounds of British and American English Vowels of American English Here the vowels of American English are plotted according to the point of primary obstruction by the tongue in the articulation of the sound. "Low" refers not only to the position of the tongue but the jaw as well. (NB--the symbols are clickable and should return an .au file of the sound. If you get an error message, move your mouse-pointer ever so slightly and click again.) Vowels of British English

Improve your English pronunciation using YouTube English Vowel Chart - Improve Your Accent All the words on the chart have been carefully selected so that they form minimal pairs. beat and bit are an example of a minimal pair. The words sound the same apart from one sound – the vowel in the middle. Notice the IPA transcriptions: /biːt/ – /bɪt/. By listening to minimal pairs, you can hear the difference between vowels more easily. Many of the words also show the effects of pre-fortis clipping.

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