Where's her mistake?

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02-Jul-2012, 00:52
guliver

Where's her mistake?

Hello, everybody.
I have a question. She mispronounced his name (Justin) from this short video below... But where? The consonant "J", the vowel "u" or anything else?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S2ya...ature=youtu.be
02-Jul-2012, 02:35
guliver

Re: Where's her mistake?

Could someone help me??? I didn't understand which part she made a mistake!
02-Jul-2012, 09:08
Rover_KE

Re: Where's her mistake?

She understandably gave equal stress to both syllables – Jus-tin – as I would.

He wants the stress to be on the first syllable only and the i to be unheard – Just'n.

Rover
02-Jul-2012, 09:14
5jj

Re: Where's her mistake?

Quote:

Originally Posted by guliver

Could someone help me???

Please don't get impatient after less than two hours, at a time when many of us are in bed.

I think her first vowel is closer to that of 'germ' than to that of 'just'.
02-Jul-2012, 11:37
emsr2d2

Re: Where's her mistake?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5jj

Please don't get impatient after less than two hours, at a time when many of us are in bed.

I think her first vowel is closer to that of 'germ' than to that of 'just'.

I agree. It sounds as if she is saying "Jerstin" instead of the short "u" as in "just", "but", "hut" etc. Having said that, the long "Jerstin" pronunciation sounds (to this BrE) speaker very similar to how I think it is probably pronounced in the deep South of the United States. Please correct me if I'm wrong, AmE speakers!