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How do we pronounce “immediately” in British English? I just heard someone saying like this (I mean the voice record) in a YouTube video, and I guess they’re British. That’s not what Cambridge Dictionary says though. So I’m wondering about how it may be pronounced
How do we pronounce “immediately” in British English? I just heard someone saying like this (I mean the voice record) in a YouTube video, and I guess they’re British. That’s not what Cambridge Dictionary says though. So I’m wondering about how it may be pronounced
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- English (UK)
I’m not British, but yes, I’ve heard British people pronounce it this way. I wouldn’t call this standard pronunciation, though.
A more standard pronunciation is here:
https://youtu.be/rn0XEma1QdA
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- English (UK)
I am a native English speaker. I think the clip you shared sounds ok. What did you find strange? I think he might have a slight lisp/speech difference, but his pronunciation sounds fine.
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Actually I've never heard of this pronunciation of the word, that's why I wanted to know whether it's natural. Thank you for your answer :) @JetBlack
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What do you find strange/different? To me it sounds similar to mine.
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@JetBlack I’m not exposed to British English that much though, let alone I’m not a native speaker. So I guess it’s normal I’ve never encountered this pronunciation before :)
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@ranayilmaz no, I don’t think he does say it with a ‘t’ (or a ‘g’… not sure which letter you said). He says it correctly, but as I said above, he has a slight lisp, when he says ‘the ground crew’ and ‘flew’, so perhaps it’s that slight difference that also makes ‘immediately’ sound different. I can’t hear that he’s saying it wrong, only that his ‘r’ is a bit weak.
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@JetBlack I understand what you mean. In my voice recording, I said that I heard you say the imme''d''iately part with d whereas I heard him say it with g. I don't think he said it wrong either, it's just that I've heard this pronunciation of the word for the first time and wanted to ask whether it could be another way to pronounce the word and preferred by some British people. I didn't realize he had a slight lisp. Thank you for explaining and giving your time :)
- English (UK)
Definitely no ‘g’ in the recording, I assure you.
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@ranayilmaz if it helps, I understand what you mean. The speaker sounds like he’s saying “immediajetly” to me as well, with four syllables (I’m Australian). I don’t know whether this comes from having a lisp or not, but I have heard a British actor pronounce it this way as well. Apparently he also grew up with a lisp, so maybe that explains it.
In Australia I’ve only ever heard it with a much clearer “im-med-i-ate-ly” as five quick syllables, similar to the woman in the video.
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It sounds like Turkish c to me, and the closest pronunciation of the letter is that of English g. Since we have different backgrounds in terms of language, I guess it's normal that we don't hold the same opinion :) @JetBlack
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