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Strange-the pronunciation changes that she demonstrates with "hand" seem to be bringing the accent closer to RP English!
by danielhanlon 8y ago
Strange-the pronunciation changes that she demonstrates with "hand" seem to be bringing the accent closer to RP English!
- petecox 8y agoYes, I noticed the sounds in hat and hand still weren't identical but perhaps she's exaggerating an 'RP-like' sound to emphasize the distinction with general nasalized American English.
- workinthehead 8y agoIt's not general. It's purely a midwestern phenomenon.
- asveikau 8y agoYeah even among US accents I felt in the video she was really exaggerating Midwestern US accents when saying the "normal" version of "hand". On the coasts this "strange" pronunciation is not so uncommon.