Which dictionary gives the most reliable/common pronunciation in British and American English?

[Skrej]

Most dictionaries don't use true IPA either. They use their own system of phonetic spelling, unique to that dictionary. You then have to reference a pronunciation key/guide, typically found somewhere in the front matter. The manner of marking syllable stress is inconsistent from resource to resource as well.

A full stop at the end of the final sentence is generally a bad idea in non-formal communication. It suggests negative emotions. My first language has even a term for this kind of full stop

Perhaps this is so in your language, but it is not the convention in written English. Every sentence should end in some kind of punctuation, regardless of where it falls within a paragraph.

I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but your responses have come across as increasingly confrontational and borderline rude. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that's due to communicating in a non-native language, but I will call your attention to it.

You might do well to keep this in mind in future posts. As has been mentioned, everyone here is a volunteer, so arguing is simply going to get your posts ignored at the least, and result in potential warnings or even bans if severe enough. Sometimes, one has to simply agree to disagree and move forward.

I'm sorry you didn't the answer you wanted, but as has clearly been stated in this post, there's no definitive way to label certain aspects of language such as pronunciation as 'best'.

With that being said, I agree this thread has reached the end of its usefulness. I'm closing it.

 

[emsr2d2]

A full stop at the end of the final sentence is generally a bad idea in non-formal communication. It suggests negative emotions. My first language has even a term for this kind of full stop

About a year ago, a mid-twenties colleague of mine told me that putting a full stop at the end of any sentence on a text or a WhatsApp was seen by people of her generation (and younger) as passive-aggressive. After I'd finished laughing, I told her that was one of the most ridiculous things I'd ever heard and assured her that I would continue to punctuate all my online messages and emails correctly.
If it helps you to remember to add that final full stop, don't think of this forum as "non-formal communication". We're here to help users speak and write correct English, not how to use chatlish or textspeak.