m-w speaker accents

[Tom Zurinskas]

Listening to accents from m-w speakers in their videos
http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/asktheeditor.htm

“affect – effect”     by ~Emulee Bruester~
Very clear standard US accent.  Good speaking voice.
Said “awe” (~au)  -  for all  ~aul,  often  ~aufin
Said  “ah” (~aa) for  ask ~aask
Said ~shin mostly for –ion ending  -  ~definnishin ~eksplinnaeshin
Said both ~eeng and ~ing for “ing” endings
Said ~e for words starting with “e” - ~eksplinnaeshin  ~eksklluesivlee
Said a ~t ending where glottal “t” might be expected,  straight right
Said typical ~d for “t” in negative ~negudiv, ability ~ubbilidee

“I before E”   by ~Koree Stamper~
Very clear standard US accent.  Good speaking voice.
Said a USA short a for ask= ~ask instead of UK ~aask
Said ~eeng for ~Eenglish ~taukeeng  ~speleeng
Said “awe” for ~straung ~tauk, but not for ~aalbbeeyit (albeit)
Said both ~ikssept and ~ekssept for “except”
Said ~d for “t” swaps - ~kumppairudivz  ~suepperludivz
Said a good “t” for ending “t” in height ~hiet and “albeit”
Said “language” with long a ~laengwij

Michael Jackson and Classical Roots by ~Peeter Saakullouskee~
Very clear standard US accent.  Good speaking voice.
Said ~ask for ask
Said ~aul for all, ~aulsoe for also
Said ~fer for for
Said ~Eenglish and ~thheenkeeng
Said, ~Bri’in for Britain and La’in for Latin, typical glottals
Said “be-“ different ways - begin ~beeggin, behind ~buhhiend
Said ~ri for “re”-  remained ~rimmaend, resuscitate ~rissusitaet
Said ~lingwisdik but the m-w.com speaker says ~leengwistik



Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
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