how to say "automotive" USA/UK

[Tom Zurinskas]

Teachers are teaching"awe-dropping" in USA accent.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs6G6Hse47s&feature=feedu


USA - ah-duh-MOE-div is shown in phonetic notation
The lady speaker also says awe-toe-MOE-tive and ah-toe-MOE-tiv
It's embarrassing.  She says the word "jaw" as jah.

UK - awe-tuh-MOE-tiv is shown in phonetic notation
The lady is consistent in pronunciation but says "toe" instead of tuh.

WHICH IS RIGHT, the phonetic notation or the speaker?

The USA speakers for both m-w.com and thefreedictionary.com both say
ah-duh-MOE-div  but the written phonetics for both is awe-tuh-MOE-tiv

It's a sad day for me to see such a change as awe-dropping.

Tom Zurinskas, first Ct 20 yrs, then Tn 3, NJ 33, Fl 9.
Learn the alphabet and sounds of US English at justpaste.it/ayk

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