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Difference/ BE and AE accent
Message from take5 posted on 09-11-2011 at 01:38:08 (D | E | F)
Hi there,

I'm tawfik, I'm a new user so I'm in need for some help about the difference between the American accent and the British one.
If anyone has a good idea about that please send me as soon as possible.
Have a nice day,

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Edited by lucile83 on 09-11-2011 07:47

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Re: Difference/ BE and AE accent from notrepere, posted on 09-11-2011 at 04:42:27 (D | E)
Hello

Here are some links for you:

This one talks about the differences in pronunciation. One thing that I didn't know was:

"Originally, both the British and Americans spoke with a rhotic accent. Rhotic essentially means an accent where the letter 'r' is pronounced strongly after a vowel."

Lien Internet


This page talks about the differences between the two languages (grammar):

Lien Internet


This page talks more in depth about pronunciation. I also learned that in many loanwords from French, Americans stress the final syllable, whereas the British stress the first.

Lien Internet

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Re: Difference/ BE and AE accent from chandnii1988, posted on 09-11-2011 at 05:04:37 (D | E)
Hello,

I am Chandni, I also have the same doubt.

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Edited by lucile83 on 09-11-2011 07:49

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