British English Accent Reduction Coach Explains: What’s the difference between British English and American English
First of all I would like to point out to you all that of course there are some differences in vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, but in reality the differences are not that great. The biggest differences that I have noticed when hanging out with American friends seem to occur when talking about cars, food and cooking. For example ask a British person and an American person what a scone is and how it is pronounced and you will likely have a lively conversation of discovery!
But in this article, I really wanted to draw everyone’s attention to the difference in the accents. To illustrate this take for example the following words: coffee, (the famous) Harry Potter, hot, and doctor. They are all common words but the ‘o’ sound in these words and many others is pronounced very differently in British English when compared to the American English pronunciation.
In British the ‘o’ sound in these words is pronounced using the /ɒ/ sound but in American English the pronunciation is completely different and uses the /ɑː/ sound. Of course you may not be familiar with the difference in these 2 sounds, but, don’t worry I have a produced a video for you all. So please enjoy, here is the link here:
https://www.tiktok.com/@samsenglishworkshop/video/7463623586939440390
Now as a British English Reduction Coach, I specialise in helping you reduce your accent and help you sound more like a native British speaker. Most students when learning a foreign language speak English with a relatively strong accent, but you really can reduce your accent to the point you have a neutral British accent. I would absolutely love to help you to and guide you through the process. To learn more, please check out the information about my accent reduction classes on my website: https://www.samsenglishworkshop.co.uk/ and please sign up to a trial class where I can get to meet you and give you more information about how I can help you.
