Many learners hear both British and American English every day, in films, songs and videos. Without noticing, they mix the two: an American R in car, a British vowel in bath, then an American T in water, all in one sentence. Others translate the spelling of a word from their own language and say every letter. In this episode: • R after a vowel • The t in water and better • Bath, lot and goat vowels • Tuesday, news and word stress • Schedule, tomato, vitamin, either • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: Car — British KAH, with no R; American KAR, with the R. Bird — British BURD, with no R; American BURD, with a clear R. Water — British WAW-tuh; American WAH-der, with an R at the end. Mother — British MUH-thuh; American MUH-ther, with an R. Teacher — British TEE-chuh; American TEE-cher. Four — British FAW; American FOR, with the R. Party — British PAH-tee; American PAR-dee, with an R and a flap T. Here — British HEE-uh; American HEER. Water — British WAW-tuh, with a clear T; American WAH-der, with a flap T. Better — British BET-uh; American BED-er. Butter — British BUT-uh; American BUD-er. Little — British LIT-l; American LID-l. Get it — British GET-it; American GED-it. Bottle — British BOT-l; American BAHD-l. Bath — British BAHTH, with a long, open A; American BATH, short, like cat. Can't — British KAHNT; American KANT. Dance — British DAHNSS; American DANSS. Afternoon — British ahf-tuh-NOON; American af-ter-NOON. Last — British LAHST; American LAST. Plant — British PLAHNT; American PLANT. Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.