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	* staccato like pronunciation		* staccato like pronunciation
	* -ble becomes '-bel'. 'horrible'		* -ble becomes '-bel'. 'horrible'

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Leo: Created page with "Some notes on accents in English. ==German== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Replace !With !Description !Examples |- |w |v |'w' and 'v' sounds are identical. |Wine 'vine' |- |ð ,..."

2020-06-03T03:50:42Z

Created page with "Some notes on accents in English. ==German== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Replace !With !Description !Examples |- |w |v |'w' and 'v' sounds are identical. |Wine 'vine' |- |ð ,..."

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Some notes on accents in English.

==German==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Replace
!With
!Description
!Examples
|-
|w
|v
|'w' and 'v' sounds are identical.
|Wine 'vine'
|-
|ð , θ
|z
|'th' sounds voiced or unvoiced should become 'z' or 's'
|Thanks 'zanks'
this 'zees'

that 'zaht'
|-
|s
|z
|'s' sounds can also be voiced as 'z', or ʃ as 'sch'
|so much, 'zo much'
speak, 'schpeak'
|-
|ər
|ə
|'-er' becomes 'a' as is typical in German, similar to RP?
|water, 'wat-ta'
|-
|d
|t
|'d' are stronger, similar to 't' sounds.
|red, 'rett'
bed, 'bett'
|-
|ʤ
|tʃ
|'j' becomes 'tsch'
|jingle 'tschingle'
jazz 'tschazz'
|-
|
|
|
|
|}
Other tips:

* Long vowels becomes shorter
* consonants are emphasized
* staccato like pronunciation
* -ble becomes '-bel'. 'horrible'

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Leo: Created page with "Some notes on accents in English. ==German== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Replace !With !Description !Examples |- |w |v |'w' and 'v' sounds are identical. |Wine 'vine' |- |ð ,..."