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Pronunciation and Present Progressive Sun Dec 30, 2007 23:33 pm  Pronunciation and Present Progressive
 

Oh, boy!!!!!!!!!!! What I hate about AmE is this "arr" sound that foreigners twist their tongue in order to pronounce and be heard in the first place!
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Pronunciation and Present Progressive Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:52 am  Pronunciation and Present Progressive
 

hey, dude, our R is where it's at!

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Pronunciation and Present Progressive Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:53 am  Pronunciation and Present Progressive
 

zhani wrote:
Oh, boy!!!!!!!!!!! What I hate about AmE is this "arr" sound that foreigners twist their tongue in order to pronounce and be heard in the first place!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yearrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Wink !

I think I know what you mean. It's quite odd to hear the whole world trying to sound American by over-pronouncing their Rs while putting on a semi-American intonation. But I suppose there's worth, i.e. a Belfast accent. So, let's concentrate on communication.

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