Key to pronunciations (British and World English dictionary) The pronunciations given represent the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England (sometimes called Received Pronunciation or RP), and the example words given in this key are to be understood as pronounced in such speechConsonants The letters b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, and ! have their usual English values"ther symbols are used as follows# Symbo l Example ɡ as in get t ʃ chip ʤ jar x loch ŋ ringθ thin ð this ʃ she ʒ deci sion j yes
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Key to pronunciations (British and World English dictionary)The
pronunciations given represent the standard accent of English as
spoken in the south of England (sometimes called Received
Pronunciation or RP), and the example words given in this key are
to be understood as pronounced in such speech.ConsonantsThe letters
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, and z have their usual
English values. Other symbols are used as follows:SymbolExample
