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American and UK pronunciation for the word "clerk"



 
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American and UK pronunciation for the word "clerk" #1 (permalink) Sun Oct 11, 2009 15:49 pm   American and UK pronunciation for the word "clerk"
 

I want to know the difference between American and UK pronunciation for the word "clerk".
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American and UK pronunciation for the word "clerk" #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 11, 2009 19:18 pm   American and UK pronunciation for the word "clerk"
 

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Hi,

In British English it would be pronounced as if the 'e' was an 'a'. I'll let a native American speaker finish the other half of your question.

Alan

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