Talk:Spelling pronunciation

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Are the examples of English words intended to be Commonwealth (British) English, American English, or both? I'm probably not the best person to ask about this, but I have never heard "weskit" or the alternate pronunciation of "forehead" (silent h, or some such?) in American speech, and often use/hear "off-ten" and "callm" (like saying "call" and closing your lips at the end of "call") in daily life, especially when the speaker is trying to be "careful" or articulate.

Any ideas whether this is a) a product of modern times (ie, older pronunciations are less common, so are not heard much), b) a difference between England and America, c) a difference in dialects inside America (or perhaps England), or am I just odd? --Jacius 19:44, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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