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2. American and British English pronunciation differences

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   Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) can be divided into . differences in accent (i.e. phoneme inventory and realisation).See differences between General American and Received Pronunciation for the standard accents in the United States and Britain; for information about other accents see regional accents of English.

3. Comparison of General American and Received Pronunciation

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   Disyllabic laxing is more common in American than in British English, with a short vowel in GA and a long vowel in RP in such words as era, patent and lever. [citation needed] Trisyllabic laxing however is somewhat less common in GA than in RP, for example in privacy, vitamin and spherical. [citation needed]

4. Received Pronunciation - Wikipedia

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   Some linguists have used the term "RP" while expressing reservations about its suitability. [16] [17] [18] The Cambridge-published English Pronouncing Dictionary (aimed at those learning English as a foreign language) uses the phrase "BBC Pronunciation", on the basis that the name "Received Pronunciation" is "archaic" and that BBC News presenters no longer suggest high social class and ...

5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United ...

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   Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).

6. The 3 very British words that confuse people from outside the ...

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   Dialect expert and YouTube star Korean Billy told Business Insider listed some British words people from outside the UK struggle to understand. In every language, there are phrases that don't ...

7. Regional accents of English - Wikipedia

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   Scottish English influence is most evident in the southern regions of New Zealand, notably in Dunedin. Another difference between New Zealand and Australian English is the length of the vowel in words such as "dog" and "job", which are longer than in Australian English, which shares the short and staccato pronunciation shared with British English.