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Originally Posted by Wormius
I used "zed" unless there is some other reason (ZZ Top) to use differently.
Bag like Egg not Bog
Roof like Poof not Puff
Creek like Eek not Crick
About like ah-bout not ah-boot.
I was at a training course in the states, and people picked up on the "about" immediately. I can tell Americans by the way they pronounce "creek" and "roof", but I don't hear the distinction they do with "about".
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I say “zed zed top” to my Americans friends as if it is normal
Also, on a more serious note, I help them understand that it is correct to pronounce ‘ou’ and ‘ow’ differently.
It is a house. We don’t say ‘hoose’. You have a hearing problem. And is it not a ‘howse’