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Hi All,

I'm from Italy and never really managed to understand which pronunciation of 'director' is usually associated with British English and which one with American English.

Thank you in advance for your help.

aaeaanw
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Old 13-Aug-2008, 21:37
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In American English, the 'dir' sounds the same as 'her' in 'Give it to her.'
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Hi All,

I'm from Italy and never really managed to understand which pronunciation of 'director' is usually associated with British English and which one with American English.

Thank you in advance for your help.

aaeaanw
British
[duh REK tuh]
[dih REK tuh]
[daI REK tuh]

American
[duh REK tur/ter]
[dih REK tur/ter]
[daI REK tur/ter]
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In American English, the 'dir' sounds the same as 'her' in 'Give it to her.'
Right. 'DIR' and 'TOR' sound the same as in 'her' in 'Give it to her.' in American English.
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Hi All,

I'm from Italy and never really managed to understand which pronunciation of 'director' is usually associated with British English and which one with American English.

Thank you in advance for your help.

aaeaanw
/dɪ’rɛktə/ in Australia
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