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How to Pronounce “hot”

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American vs British Pronunciation — What Actually Differs

The five differences that account for most of the gap between American and British English, each with words you can play in both accents.

The R Sound — How to Pronounce It (American vs British)

English r is rhotic in American English but dropped after vowels in British and Australian English. Where the tongue goes, how r differs from l and w, and the words to practise.

Suffix Stress Shifts — Photograph to Photography to Photographic

Why adding a suffix moves the stress: photograph, photography, photographic. The -tion, -ic and -ity endings that decide where the weight lands.

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