Sunday, 12th January 2025
Preparation (pronunciation is difficult)
English vowels are difficult.
I'm confusing the difference between RP and GA.
RP is an acronym for Received Pronunciation, it is standard pronunciation in the UK.
GA is an acronym for General American, it is standard pronunciation in the US.
When I was a teenager, the English material which is used in school was GA.
I suppose that's related to the fact that Japan was occupied by the US after the WW2.
Now I'm listening to the recorded pronunciation of mine.
I want to learn RP because it sounds cool.
On the other hand, I'm making Anki cards.
The vocabulary book for IELTS I bought doesn't contain many words.
Whether I can use those words in speaking or not is the matter.
It's meaningless if I only memorise those words.
Pronunciation needs piling up the right vowels.
Without right pronounced vowels, I would not able to add consonants.
I should learn one by one definitely.
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