LordJenkins
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- Joined
- Nov 1, 2009
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- Europe
- Current Location
- UK
Hi guys, ok first of all im wondering if there is a difference between how englishman with an RP accent would pronounce long A, and R sound.
For example
Long A = Bath
R sound = Mark
My other question is, how can one neutralise a northen English accent but still keep the short A sound for words like bath, class, glass etc...
I mean, when i pronounce the word bath for example, the (a) is pronounced horribly, not like the short (a) in RP.
Ive noticed that there is a considerable, and much more likeable difference between the northern short (a), and the RP short (a).While the northern short (a) sounds disgusting pronounced at the back of the throat, the southern short (a) is very pleasent, and doesnt seemed to be pronounced so quickly/forcefully at the back of the throat. So im wondering if i can introduce the RP short A in words like path, glass etc... and for it to sound decent enough.
thanks
For example
Long A = Bath
R sound = Mark
My other question is, how can one neutralise a northen English accent but still keep the short A sound for words like bath, class, glass etc...
I mean, when i pronounce the word bath for example, the (a) is pronounced horribly, not like the short (a) in RP.
Ive noticed that there is a considerable, and much more likeable difference between the northern short (a), and the RP short (a).While the northern short (a) sounds disgusting pronounced at the back of the throat, the southern short (a) is very pleasent, and doesnt seemed to be pronounced so quickly/forcefully at the back of the throat. So im wondering if i can introduce the RP short A in words like path, glass etc... and for it to sound decent enough.
thanks