Maciamo
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- 17 Jul 2002
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One of the most difficult aspects of learning English for a non native is its pronuciation. English spelling is notoriously unphonetic, which causes native speakers to mispell words and non natives who have mostly learnt it written to mispronounce words. This is especially true for speakers of related European languages which have many words in common but pronounced differently.
I have found that the words containing a 'o' pronounced as an Open-mid back unrounded vowel (like in the words 'sun, cut, enough, come, etc.') are among the most likely to be mispronouced. Many non natives will just read them as a Open mid-back rounded vowel (BrE version) like in the words 'cod, shock, block, etc.
The 'o' テスn the following words rhyme with 'shut', not 'shot' :
brother
come
cover, discover, coverage
covert (except in AmE)
covent
covet(ed), covetous
colander
colour
company
comfort
compass
dove
dozen
honey
love
mother
Monday
money
monk
monkey
nothing
one
other
stomach
ton(ne)
tongue
wonder
worry
Ditto for the 'ou' in these words :
cousin
country
double
touch
young
I have found that the words containing a 'o' pronounced as an Open-mid back unrounded vowel (like in the words 'sun, cut, enough, come, etc.') are among the most likely to be mispronouced. Many non natives will just read them as a Open mid-back rounded vowel (BrE version) like in the words 'cod, shock, block, etc.
The 'o' テスn the following words rhyme with 'shut', not 'shot' :
brother
come
cover, discover, coverage
covert (except in AmE)
covent
covet(ed), covetous
colander
colour
company
comfort
compass
dove
dozen
honey
love
mother
Monday
money
monk
monkey
nothing
one
other
stomach
ton(ne)
tongue
wonder
worry
Ditto for the 'ou' in these words :
cousin
country
double
touch
young
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