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You Only Love Rivers That Kill You
You Only Love Rivers That Kill You
by: Gilbert Randolph
Sentence #1
Sentence #1
He is gathering his gill-net and I wonder if it is a good idea to try to help him with the day’s catch.
He is gathering his gill-net and I wonder if it is a good idea to try to help him with the day’s catch.
- General American
/hi ɪz ˈɡæðərɪŋ hɪz ˈɡɪlˌnɛt ænd aɪ ˈwʌndər ɪf ɪt ɪz ə ɡʊd aɪˈdiə tə traɪ tə hɛlp hɪm wɪð ðə deɪz kæʧ/
- British
/hiː ɪz ˈɡæðərɪŋ hɪz ˈɡɪlˌnɛt ænd aɪ ˈwʌndə ɪf ɪt ɪz ə ɡʊd aɪˈdɪə tə traɪ tə hɛlp hɪm wɪð ðə deɪz katʃ/
Differences
Differences
GA /ˈwʌndər/ vs RP /ˈwʌndə/ → the final “r” is not pronounced in RP
GA /aɪˈdiə/ vs RP /aɪˈdɪə/ → different vowel sound
GA /kæʧ/ vs RP /katʃ/ GA /kæʧ/ vs RP /katʃ/ → /æ/ vs /a/ vowel sound
Sentence #2
Sentence #2
The silversides and the big-headed fish like to bask in the calm spots of the water where the nets can get snagged.
The silversides and the big-headed fish like to bask in the calm spots of the water where the nets can get snagged.
- General American
/ðə ˈsɪlvərˌsaɪdz ænd ðə bɪɡˈhɛdɪd fɪʃ laɪk tə bæsk ɪn ðə kɑm spɑts əv ðə ˈwɔtər wɛr ðə nɛts kən ɡɛt snæɡd/
- British
/ðə ˈsɪlvəˌsaɪdz ænd ðə bɪɡˈhɛdɪd fɪʃ laɪk tə bɑːsk ɪn ðə kɑːm spɒts əv ðə ˈwɔːtə weə ðə nɛts kən ɡɛt snæɡd/
Differences
Differences
GA /ˈsɪlvər/ vs RP /ˈsɪlvə/ → RP removes the final “r”
GA /bæsk/ vs RP /bɑːsk/ → /æ/ vs /ɑː/
GA /kɑm/ vs RP /kɑːm/ → longer vowel in RP
GA /ˈwɔtər/ vs RP /ˈwɔːtə/ → RP does not pronounce the final /r/
GA /spɑts/ vs RP /spɒts/ → typical difference /ɑ/ vs /ɒ/
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