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English as a second language learners: what words were really hard for you to pronounce? (discuss.tchncs.de)
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If English wasn't your first language, maybe if you learned English later in life, were there any words that you had a really hard time learning how to pronounce? Do you think that had to do with the sounds made in your first language?

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[–] 12 points 10 months ago (6 children)

English as my first language and I can’t get that one right either.

No one can.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago* (5 children)

    Wuh ster shuh. I live in that county, it's definitely over-hyped.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    You don't say the last 'R'? I've always said it 'woo - stur - sure' or 'wi - stur - sure,' depending on how fast I say it.

    I'm American though.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    That's because you're American. That's how you say it with an American accent. Like think about how Brits say "sure" vs how Americans say "sure". Americans pronounce the R far more.

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