How to pronoun the word "war"?

[san2612]

How to pronoun the word "war"?

 

[Williamyh]

How to pronoun the word "war"?

First of all, you should use "pronounce", not "pronoun", they have different meanings.

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British English Pronunciation - wɔː
[FONT=&quot]American English Pronunciation - wɔːr[/FONT]
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[Sohrab Khan]

Hi,


'War' is pronounced like 'walk' , 'four' , 'bored' etc.
The phonitic transcription is as under;

War = / [FONT=&quot]wɔː(r)/

Thanks

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[san2612]

Thanks very much,
How to pronounce this word quickly? Is "war" pronounced like "wore"?

 

[raindoctor]

Hi,


'War' is pronounced like 'walk' , 'four' , 'bored' etc.
The phonitic transcription is as under;

War = / [FONT=&quot]wɔː(r)/

Thanks

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walk is not pronounced that way: /ˈwɑ:k/

 

[Linguist__]

walk is not pronounced that way: /ˈwɑ:k/

In 'British' dictionaries, or a dictionary which gives RP pronunciation, they will also give /'wɔ:k/ as an example.