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- 10-Feb-2012, 22:58 #1
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Our What is standard pronunciation?
1. /ouə/
2. /ɑ:/
- 10-Feb-2012, 23:06 #2
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Re: Our Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
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- 11-Feb-2012, 12:40 #3
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Re: Our Does it sound the same as hour?
- 11-Feb-2012, 12:52 #4
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Re: Our Yes, but that doesn't help, because some people pronounce that as /ɑ:(r)/. Most speakers of standard BrE pronounce the diphthong of hour, flower, power, differently from the vowel of are, far, par.
Originally Posted by bagzi94 
http://www.forvo.com/word/hour/
http://www.forvo.com/word/our/#en
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- 11-Feb-2012, 15:54 #5
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Re: Our Thank you!
- 15-Feb-2012, 00:27 #6
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Re: Our Many thanks for the links. I pronounce it same as "hour" myself but it is always good to know of the other different pronunciations that exist!
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