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Phonetics: "chocolate"



Akanah
Spain

Phonetics: "chocolate"
 
Hi, could you help me with this?
 
chocolate  / �tʃɒklət/   [ �tʃɒkəlɪt
 
Which one is better? I �ve always used the 2nd one but my pupils use the first one. Well, they say / �tʃɒklat/, but it �s close enough... Is number 2 incorrect?
 
Thanks,
Olga

23 Nov 2009      





floona
United Arab Emirates

I agree with you , we didn �t prounounce the vowel a

2nd one

23 Nov 2009     



alien boy
Japan

It depends on which dialect of English you speak...

23 Nov 2009     



bruxamery
Spain

The first one is most common in English.

23 Nov 2009     



Nebal
Lebanon

For me the two are correct. We �ll wait for more opinions. Maybe the native teachers here will be of greater help.
 
 

23 Nov 2009     



ballycastle1
United Kingdom

I agree fully with alien boy.  I �ve heard both, lots of times, depending on which part of the UK I was in.

23 Nov 2009     



Spagman63
Hong Kong

There is a third one: MW and Garfield say/ʈʃɑκəɭəʈ/. I say //ʈʃɑκɭIʈ/. It really depends upon which region you come from. 

23 Nov 2009     



kmtr
United States

In the United States both are heard. 

23 Nov 2009     



Akanah
Spain

Thank you!
 
 Olga

23 Nov 2009