In American English, the 'dir' sounds the same as 'her' in 'Give it to her.'
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- 13-Aug-2008, 21:27 #1
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Differences in pronouncing 'director' 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.
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- 13-Aug-2008, 21:37 #2
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Re: Differences in pronouncing 'director'
- 13-Aug-2008, 21:47 #3
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Re: Differences in pronouncing 'director' British
Originally Posted by aboutaseasyasanuclearwar 
[duh REK tuh]
[dih REK tuh]
[daI REK tuh]
American
[duh REK tur/ter]
[dih REK tur/ter]
[daI REK tur/ter]
- 13-Aug-2008, 21:52 #4
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Re: Differences in pronouncing 'director' Right. 'DIR' and 'TOR' sound the same as in 'her' in 'Give it to her.' in American English. Originally Posted by vivemafille
- 14-Aug-2008, 00:12 #5
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Re: Differences in pronouncing 'director' /dɪ’rɛktə/ in Australia Originally Posted by aboutaseasyasanuclearwar
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