British and American Pronunciation - Part 2

British and American Pronunciation - Part 2

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Block 1. A bottle of water

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Relaxed jaw, slightly open mouth, like in the word father

[ɑː] - American English

Round mouth, like in the words forest, long

[ɒ] - British English

Time Code: 02:32 - 03:00

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hot - [hɑːt]

sorry - [ˈsɑːri]

stop - [stɑːp]

not - ​[nɑːt]

[ɑː] - American English

hot - [hɒt]

sorry - [ˈsɒri]

stop - [stɒp]

​not - [nɒt]

[ɒ] - British English

Sorry, this coffee is too hot

Block 2. A little later

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little - [ˈlɪdl]

later - [ˈleɪdər] ​

[d] - American English

little - [ˈlɪtl]

later ​- [ˈleɪtə]

[t] - British English

Time Code: 05:08 - 05:47

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A little bit of butter

​It's wetter in Toronto

​I know a lot about it

Block 3. Adidas

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Some words have different stress in British and American English

Some text here about the topic of discussion

adult - [əˈdʌlt]

American English

adult - [ˈædʌlt]

British English

Time Code: 09:31 - 09:57

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In the following words, Brits normally stress the first part of the word, and Americans stress the second part:

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adult, garage, vaccine, cafe, brochure, adidas

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However in these words, Brits normally stress the second part of the word, and Americans stress the first part:

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address, weekend, donate, controversy

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Block 3. Advertisement

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Some words have different vowel sounds in British and American English

advertisement -

/ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/

​

American English

advertisement -

/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/

British English

Some words have different vowel sounds in British and American English

mobile -

/ˈməʊbəl/​

​

American English

mobile -

/ˈməʊbaɪl​/

British English

Some words have different vowel sounds in British and American English

privacy - /ˈpraɪvəsi/

American English

privacy - /ˈprɪvəsi/

British English

Some words have different vowel sounds in British and American English

dynasty -

​/ˈdaɪnəsti/

American English

dynasty -

/ˈdɪnəsti/

British English

Some words have different vowel sounds in British and American English

vitamin - /ˈvaɪtəmɪn/

American English

vitamin - /ˈvɪtəmɪn/

British English

1) Who is British, who is American?

2) How could you tell? ​

Time Code: till 01:15

1) Who is British, who is American?

2) What do the words 'flossing' and 'chin wag' mean?

Time Code: till 01:50