Let's talk about 30 words that Americans and Brits say differently because of word stress! While there are many differences in pronunciation between British and American English, the most confusing have to do with how the words are stressed! Word stress affects the vowel sounds as well as which syllable receives the most emphasis. This means the American pronunciation of these words might sound "wrong" to a Brit or the British version might sound "funny" to an American.
There are definitely regional variations between the pronunciation of these words, including how we stress them. I'm from the New England area, and I say some of these words both ways! ๐
We also stress certain words differently if they're in noun form or verb form.
If you're working on your pronunciation and word stress, it can be helpful to choose between the British and American accent!
More Videos:
Find Your Flow When Speaking English (Stress & Thought Groups):
https://youtu.be/Haf1hUDql8sWord Stress in American English:
https://youtu.be/vvdFF5PO1G8Find the transcript and more practice here:
https://englishwithkim.com/words-americans-brits-stress-differently/30 Words Americans and Brits Stress Differently:
1) address
2) adult
3) advertisement
4) ballet
5) brochure
6) buffet
7) caffeine
8) cafรฉ
9) chauffeur
10) cliche
11) debris
12) debut
13) decor
14) detail
15) donate
16) fiance
17) garage
18) gourmet
19) ice cream
20) magazine
21) matinee
22) migrate
23) montage
24) nonchalant
25) premature
26) princess
27) rotate
28) sachet
29) salon
30) vaccine
31) weekend (oops... I guess there were 31 words!)
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0:48 Primary Stress is the Most Noticeable Difference
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2:26 30 Words That Americans and Brits Stress Differently
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