How to Pronounce “out”

How to Pronounce Country Names — Kyrgyzstan & the -stans

The -stan countries stress the final syllable except Kyrgyzstan; Djibouti begins like “jam”; Liechtenstein hides a k. Audio for each.

South African English Pronunciation — Vowels & the KIT Split

The doubled KIT vowel, flattened face and goat, and the Dutch and Afrikaans influence that shapes the English of South Africa — with example words for each.

American Southern Accent — Drawl, Vowels & Cot–Caught

The drawl, the ah-sounding I, the pen–pin merger and the vowels that stay distinct: how the American South pronounces English, with examples.

• Canadian raising words