Enjoyed the video. Surprised that I, a Canadian, agreed with the British pronunciation as often as with the American.
We've disagreed on how large the differences are. If I understate, perhaps you overstate.
But I do feel that when I have trouble communicating with an Englishman, or watching a British movie, it's not pronunciation that gets in the way. It's
vocabulary and expressions in colloquial speech. No one here would have any problem understand the Queen or Tony Blair.
British English has a lot of prestige here.
regards
edward
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Originally Posted by rewboss  The BBC now don't expect their speakers to speak with a traditional "BBC accent". You will hear many regional accents; some are easier for non-native speakers than others.
I have to beg to differ, here. The "t" is often pronounced very differently, and the vowel system is completely different.
I highlighted the differences between British and American English in a video I made a couple of months ago: English as she is writ. The interesting part begins at 2 minutes 14 seconds. |