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

S4 phonetic text is written in blue

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

n
nouz
uk us nose
snou
uk us snow
nai‛n
uk us nine
nou
uk us no


The Dark-N Sound

ðə daak e‛n sau‛nd

'n

wum‛n
uk us
woman
sa‛n
us
sun
nai‛n
uk
nine
tau‛n
us
town



accented syllables are in bold text

the Clear-R and the Dark-R page
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