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British English v.s. American English pronunciation.
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From espressoEnglish.net you might be able to recognize a British accent or an American accent.
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But do you know the details of the pronunciation differences?
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This lesson will teach you some of the major differences between British and American English.
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Although there are some variations depending on what region of the country the speakers from
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British and American English have some differences
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in the stress of certain words. Listen to the pronunciation.
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First the British English and then the American English.
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adult adult
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ballet ballet
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brochure brochure
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garage garage
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vaccine vaccine
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advertisement advertisement
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hospitable hospitable
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Some words ending in ''i'', ''l'', ''e'' are also different.
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agile agile
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fertile fertile
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hostile hostile
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mobile mobile
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versatile versatile
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The sound of the letter ''a'' is also different in some words
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where the British pronounce it ''a'' and the Americans pronounce it ''a''.
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listen to the differences.
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bath bath
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laugh laugh
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class class
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chance chance
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ask ask
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after after
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can't can't
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example example
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The sound of the letter ''r'' is also a little bit different.
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The ''r'' is pronounced stronger in American English.
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Listen to the differences.
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hard hard
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were were
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ear ear
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pure pure
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more more
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chair chair
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bar bar
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Words ending in ''ization'' are also pronounced differently.
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civilization civilization
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organization organization
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authorization authorization
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globalization globalization
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The verb form of all these words
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''n'' and ''i'' in both British
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and American English is pronounced globalize, but
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British English continues this same pronunciation
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in the noun form globalization
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and American English changes the sound
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the letter ''i'' globalization
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Finally the ''t'' sound in the middle of the word can be different
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in British and American English in this situation
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Americans often pronounce the letter ''t'' like
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a quick ''d'' sound. Listen to the difference.
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better better
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water water
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hated hated
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writing writing
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bottom bottom
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native native
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artificial artificial
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notice notice
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