quick note ! what do you think?

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quick note ! what do you think?

floona

quick note ! what do you think?

Hi all

I like to inform you with a quick information:

the words (word+homework and workbook) the right way to pronounce the letter O in these words is a

workbook = warkbook

word = ward

homework= homewark

What do you think??

we learned incorrect pronunciation for these words , let яПНs be carful and present correct language to students.

let me see your opinion :)

15 Nov 2009

tprocyshyn

It would depend on your accent. I яПНm Canadian, and we (plus the Americans) say it like:

werkbook
werd
homewerk

15 Nov 2009

floona

thank you

yes it similar whether by a or e

15 Nov 2009

donapeter

In Romanian I think er pronounce it more like an O

Anyway...try this: http://upodn.com/phun.asp

15 Nov 2009

alien boy

I яПНm Australian, & we pronounce it differently to Americans & Canadians!

using IPA: wɜkbʊck; wɜk; hoʊmwɜk

A little about pronunciation from the Aussie Archives...
(a little dated, but maybe someone will find it a little amusing...)
Aunty Jack: pronunciation, S2 Ep2

or maybe this will be a little better:
"Phonetic Pronunciation" by Victor Borge

Cheers,
AB

15 Nov 2009

floona

thank for sharing

15 Nov 2009

thats very new to me. all of my colleagues and teachers come from north america. i яПНve never heard any of them pronounce homework as homewarek!! or word as wared, except my fellow jordanian colleague! which we always make fun of him about his accent lol.

15 Nov 2009

floona

thank you

I really surprised when i heard this information from our supervisor, and I tried to discuss it with him by saying that some native speakers pronounce using o, but he told me to check the phonetic transcription in the dictionary.

15 Nov 2009

go to www.pons.eu or one of many other online translation dictionaries--many have an audio file you can click on to hear how a word is pronounced (pons often has both US and UK pronunciations)

15 Nov 2009