When my daughters were in primary school and doing homonyms homework, they were often left struggling for an answer - as were we - until it registered that you had to say the word as if you were Joanna Lumley. It's the same with pronunciation guides in bilingual dictionaries. Some of the phonetics for English words look mad, until you try it as if you're from the Home Counties.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
So put on a tiara, imagine you're the Queen, and say 'poor' and 'last' and 'hat'....![]()
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18-02-2019 11:57 AM #31
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18-02-2019 12:08 PM #32
Got me correctly in Luton
Also Fool takes just a bit longer to say than Full. Almost like there's a an extra couple of 'O's
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