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Yeah, there're many. Here're a few examples: - the gas/pass divide: in many British accents pass is pronounced like 'pahs', but gas retains the same vowel as i
by anatoly 16y ago
Yeah, there're many. Here're a few examples:
- the gas/pass divide: in many British accents pass is pronounced like 'pahs', but gas retains the same vowel as in American accents. gas and pass will basically always rhyme in America, but in Britain it'll depend on where you are. In RP they won't rhyme. In the 18th century, it was the same sound everywhere, the one Americans retained.
- the long o, in words like go, home, etc. changed in many British accents from [ou] to [eu]. If you can imagine a very "British", RP pronunciation of home, that's the difference you hear.