Boris Tatarenko
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 6, 2013
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- Student or Learner
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- Russian
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- Russian Federation
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- Russian Federation
Hello.
I guess it's a popular question is the any difference between them?
Honestly, I read several articles about it and as I understood the main difference is "won't" has an "o" sound while "want" an "a" sound.
After that I tried to pronounce them differently, but it sounds odd for me when I'm pronouncing "want".
I used to pronounce "want" as "won't".
I think a lot of people (native speakers and learners) pronounce them equally. I've never had any problems with distinction between these words. I mean if somebody is talking and he's saying one of those words I'll understand what he said exactly. (I'll get the meaning from the context I mean).
So my question is: is it a big problem if I pronounce them the same way?
I can record my pronunciation and show you if you're wonder what I mean.
Thanks in advance.
Boris, piece.
I guess it's a popular question is the any difference between them?
Honestly, I read several articles about it and as I understood the main difference is "won't" has an "o" sound while "want" an "a" sound.
After that I tried to pronounce them differently, but it sounds odd for me when I'm pronouncing "want".
I used to pronounce "want" as "won't".
I think a lot of people (native speakers and learners) pronounce them equally. I've never had any problems with distinction between these words. I mean if somebody is talking and he's saying one of those words I'll understand what he said exactly. (I'll get the meaning from the context I mean).
So my question is: is it a big problem if I pronounce them the same way?
I can record my pronunciation and show you if you're wonder what I mean.
Thanks in advance.
Boris, piece.