What type of accent do you have?

dancersmom
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:59:57 +0000

Binx,
Sorry I’ve been slow to reply. My husband hogged the computer yesterday, so I did not do CC at all.

To get an idea of how I say awe, open your mouth in an oval shape, drop your jaw, then say then say a short O sound. I think the O sound would be much as one would say in the word or, but without the R sound. For me, the pronunciation of ahh seems to come from the back of the throat whereas the pronunciation of awe is more toward the front of the mouth. I also notice that when I say ahh, my mouth is in a relaxed shape; there’s no O shape in the lips. Are there any linguists or speech therapists out there? I’m sure they could explain the difference in the sounds far better than I. In any case, no one where I live would think I was singing law, law, law if I forgot the lyrics to a song. It’s definitely la, la, la The two words sound very different in my part of the country.