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All the Sounds (phonemes) of Mainstream American and British Speech

S4 phonetic text is written in blue

the Clear-L and the Dark-L
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The Clear-M Sound
ðə klii·ər e‛m sau‛nd

m
ma‛nkii
uk us
monkey
maus
uk us mouse
manii
uk us money
mauþ
uk us mouth


The Dark-M Sound

ðə daak e‛m sau‛nd

‛m

blaas'm
us
blossom
nei‛m
uk us
name
sist‛m
uk us system
rið‛m
uk us
rhythm



accented syllables are in bold text

the Clear-N and the Dark-N
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