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Pronunciation and Present Progressive #31 (permalink) Sun Dec 30, 2007 22:33 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 #32 (permalink) Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:52 am   Pronunciation and Present Progressive		  
hey, dude, our R is where it's at!

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Pronunciation and Present Progressive #33 (permalink) Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:53 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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