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Originally Posted by urbanscot
I'm a bit confused about the words for the challenge. Surely there's only one way to say on, last etc?
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Heck no! Accents manifest themselves in all words. People elongate sounds, insert different vowel sounds, emphasize different bits, etc. "Last" in particular is a great one to demonstrate accents. "On" is admittedly more subtle but the differences are still there. You said you're Scottish. People in my bit of England are notoriously bad at understanding Scottish people. It's definitely more than just the words you listed that are pronounced differently. It's every word. Every accent takes some getting used to if it's new to your ears.
