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View Poll Results: Is American pronunciation or British easy to understand and good?
American 136 36.17%
British 173 46.01%
50-50 46 12.23%
can't say 21 5.59%
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Old 31-Oct-2006, 07:33
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most of the opinions said by native tounge SO listen to my opinion



British pronunce the word as a word except '' r '' which make me crazy so it is useful because in any language u should learn the source to understand poetry & litreture.




americans cut alot from words And speak so fast but their accent can be developed And as i told british can`t.


if you aske me what i am going to learn first , i will tell the british pronounciation

Maybe it's just me, but I tend to think that British speakers cut more from their words than Americans. For example, I live in Birmingham, which is pronounced BIR-ming-ham. However, in England, they say something like "Burminhmmm." Leicester Square is pronunced "Lester," even though in the US we'd probably say "LY-chester." (I think it's that British influence that has caused the residents of Worcester, Massachusetts, to pronounce their hometown as "Wooster.")
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Maybe it's just me, but I tend to think that British speakers cut more from their words than Americans. For example, I live in Birmingham, which is pronounced BIR-ming-ham. However, in England, they say something like "Burminhmmm." Leicester Square is pronunced "Lester," even though in the US we'd probably say "LY-chester." (I think it's that British influence that has caused the residents of Worcester, Massachusetts, to pronounce their hometown as "Wooster.")
i can not say u are wrong it is ur native tounge .
but for me as long as learning accent depends on listening there will be diffrences .

May i aske u a questions ?
does americans pronounce '' t '' in got ex. i got it ?
what makes the american accent diffirent then the british sccent ?
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In British English, you will hear different pronunciations of 'got it', depending on the region, etc:
got it
gotit
goddit
gorrit
go'it
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personally i find american english much more understandable and it sounds much better
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Its gobbledeygook
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Its gobbledeygook
Another in-depth and analytical observation from The Curmudgeous One.


"Got it" often sounds like "god it" in AmE, depending upon how quickly the speaker is talking, and what part of the US they're from.
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If you are serious and want others i mean people from Asian continents to understand you then i in my opinion British pronunciation is the best.
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Another in-depth and analytical observation from The Curmudgeous One.


"Got it" often sounds like "god it" in AmE, depending upon how quickly the speaker is talking, and what part of the US they're from.
I think gobbledygook effectively describes the Scots accent.
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I think gobbledygook effectively describes the Scots accent.
awa 'n bile yer heed
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