British English & North American English: Pronunciation & Accent Differences

Listen to the main differences in pronunciation between English native speakers from England and from Canada in this special video! Emma joins me to talk about some of the differences between the sounds of English in the UK and in the US & Canada. While each of these places has a wide variety of regional accents and dialects, we talk about some of the biggest differences between some of the most common accents in England and in North America. We’ll pronounce the same words and sentences, so that you can hear the differences and similarities clearly. Make sure you subscribe to Emma’s amazing channel to be notified when the second part of this video is published, where we talk about cultural differences between the UK and North America.

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