When someone from Britain speaks, Americans hear a "British accent"...

Richie Hindle richie at entrian.com
Mon Jul 4 04:02:14 EDT 2005


[Chan]
> T can be silent in England too ..
> 
> frui'
> cricke'

[Stephen]
> Both of those words (fruit and cricket) have the letter T sounded.
> 
> Stephen (Nationality: English).

Not necessarily - in my native accent they'd be replaced with glottal stops.

Richie (Nationality: West Yorkshire 8-)

(Having a daughter has improved my speech - I'm much more careful about
enunciating my words properly so that she doesn't pick up my bad habits.)

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Richie Hindle
richie at entrian.com




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