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Do "word" and "ward" sound equal?
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
No. Click the red speaker at each of these links and you'll hear the difference.Originally Posted by Оля
word: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word
ward: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ward
Oh, now I see the difference. Thanks Ken.
Is this pronunciation standart both for AE and for BE?
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
No. The pronunciation is radically different for BE (what you hear is AmE). BE has some unusual treatment of the /r/. Of course, if I were a Brit, I would be saying that AmE has some unusual treatment of the /r/. The only thing "standard" is that the two words sound different in both languages.
Thanks chaika!
Actually... well... actually... BE interests me much more than AE... Now...
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
BrE and AmE might treat the [r] differently, but 'word' and 'ward' are pronounced differently in both, that is, in neither dialect would 'word' and 'ward' sound the same.
Paradoxically, 'ward' has the [o] vowel sound, and 'word' doesn't.
"Сейчас без языка нельзя... из тебя шапку сделают..."
Cogito Ergo Doleo
Thanks to Mr. Rickman, да?Thanks chaika!
Actually... well... actually... BE interests me much more than AE... Now...
Correct my mistakes and I will give you +1 internets.
Olya and Alan sittin' in a tree,Thanks to Mr. Rickman, да?Thanks chaika!
Actually... well... actually... BE interests me much more than AE... Now...
Kay aye ess ess aye en gee
:P
"Сейчас без языка нельзя... из тебя шапку сделают..."
Cogito Ergo Doleo
Замечательная дразнилка!
Olya and Alan sittin' in a tree,
Kay aye ess ess aye en gee
(Нет, Олечка, я не в смысле того, что вы там на дереве сидите, просто это английский вариант для русского: )
Тили-тили-тесто
Жених и невеста.
Я так думаю.
Эээ... Мммммм... Но как вы все догадались???
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
What?!
«И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».
Matroskin, you have my kudo!
«И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».
...unless you honestly only have one kudo to spare.
Correct my mistakes and I will give you +1 internets.
Ясно, что ты влюблялся в него.Эээ... Мммммм... Но как вы все догадались???
Correct my mistakes and I will give you +1 internets.
Если на моей аватаре - мужчина, это еще не значит, что я "влюблялся"!
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
Аватара так не согласуется, а аватар да.
No singular?...unless you honestly only have one kudo to spare.
Well, I know 'kudos' must be singular, but...
«И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».
Аватар(а), in Russian, can be both female and male. Я уточняла. :P Это вопрос личных предпочтений.Аватара так не согласуется, а аватар да.
P.S. By the way:
http://www.gramota.ru/slovari/dic/?word=аватара&all=x
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
Если на моей аватаре - мужчина, это еще не значит, что я "влюблялся"!
Correct my mistakes and I will give you +1 internets.
Don't worry, I'll be done with it soon! I promise to wash it before giving it back.
P.S. - Thank you. I didn't think it up, of course, but thank you.
P.P.S. - And, thanks Leof for posting the Russian variant. Запомню!
"Сейчас без языка нельзя... из тебя шапку сделают..."
Cogito Ergo Doleo
yes kudos is singular, but you and I are the only people in the world who know that. It is like eros, thantos, lesbos, synposis, hypothesis, parenthesis, and that whole S crowd from Greece.
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