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Is his British accent understandable to you?

perfectly
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satisfactorily
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passably
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William
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For American and other listeners ...

Post by William » Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:30 pm

If you have time, could you go to

http://wttfcweb01.netvigator.com/fileca ... 2FD_04.mp3

to listen to a speech by my instructor? For Americans, is his British accent difficult to understand?

To my ears, his accent is perfectly understandable.

William

P.S. His file is just for testing purpose!
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Post by Lorikeet » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:15 am

I had no trouble understanding him at all. The only interesting thing I noticed as a speaker of American English, was that some words I pronounce with an /ae/ sound, like black, were pronounced by him with an /ae/ sound, and some were pronounced with an /a/ sound. Is there some kind of rule for which is which?
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