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Pronounciation

which words in english are difficult to pronounce for you ?

For me: barbiturate , diphtheria, hierarchy, regardless, library

Maybe I have a problem with " R " :)

 

Mar 19, 2015 2:31 PM
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Yes  :) I agree

March 19, 2015

En France on dit que les ricains roulent le 'R' :)

March 24, 2015

Actually, it sounds like you're both using the wrong sound for R! Sorryyyy...

 

English has several ways of managing R, depending on the region. In virtually all cases, it's a <em>liquid</em> sound, and not a fricative like in French or a trill like in Arabic. There are plenty of pronunciation videos online, or a teacher can guide you towards pronouncing R properly. I've discovered with other languages that replacing the correct sound with a substitute sound is simply wrong.

 

I've never pronounced "water" in the way you describe, Mai. I understand what you're talking about, but that's a regional pronunciation and hardly standard.

 

What about using <em>vocaroo.com</em> to demonstrate how we pronounce these words? Then some feedback could come about. :)

March 19, 2015

you know there is a rule in the English Grammer that is when the letter ( T t ) comes between two vowels it spelled ( R r ) then it is difficult for me . Foe example : water >> warer .

March 19, 2015