How to say SQUIRREL in British and American English [Advanced pronunciation]
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Do you know how to say squirrel?
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Here are some Parisians attempting to say squirrel....
Let's stop mispronouncing this common English word, which is not only a very cute common mammal , but also an advanced phrasal verb, 'to squirrel (something) away' meaning: to hide or store something, especially money, in order to use it in the future.
So in today's lesson I am going to show you a few tips to help you pronounce the word squirrel, in both British and American English.
British English /ˈskwɪ.rəl/
American English /ˈskwɜː .rəl/
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From USA:Texas. Usually one syllable: Skwirl. My Iowa family uses two syllables, just as you demonstrate.
Very cool!
In American English we don't even use 2 syllables. It's just "skwirl" like "swirl".
I don't know which acedemic circles that 2 syllable "skwur-rul" came from, but it's not used in common speech. (Unless I'm just speaking for the Mid-Atlantic 🤔)
In both British and American English this word has two syllables. However, there might be a tendency to drop the last and reduced syllable. In the same way we can say either chocolate or choc-late. Academics do not decide on how we pronounce English, unlike most languages. Thank you for the comment, which adds light on dropping reduced syllables.
@@EnglishwithJoe That's so weird. I feel like if I said "skwur-rul" I'd get stared at for a full minute before they ask if I'm having a stroke 😅
I could probably get away with saying chaw-ka-let, tho.
Also from the mid-atlantic, but yes, I pronounce it as one syllable.
Ya man. Scwerl or skwurl something like that. One syllable in common spoken English for sure. I'm from California but haven't noticed friends from the east coast doing it different. I don't care what the dictionary says and I'm an insufferable pedant who protested adding a new definition to "decimate".
Mid Atlantic here. We say sq then earl, altogether, one syllable.
I user to saw "skwurl", but I am European, so I'll start sayin "Skwihrul" from now on :D
could not understand the difference between british and american pronunciation and i watched like 5 other videos before this one that just made me more confused. this is a great explanation!
I'm glad to hear the video was useful 😊
Lol I love squirrels ❤️
"Never pronounce the double consonant". Someone has never heard a person from North Dakota say "button".
I appreciate how you didn't even try the American pronunciation.
I am not going to torture myself!
Does the British pronunciation of Squirt sound more like the American Squirrel or squid?
Yes, it does! Absolutely. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. Both British and American pronunciation of 'squirt' are pronounced /skwɝːt/, and the American pron of 'squirrel' is /ˈskwɝː.əl/. Nice tip!
@@EnglishwithJoe neither language speaks alien
I apologize for those grey squirrels. The red ones are so much cuter. I would also say that in the US it comes out as almost as one syllable, albeit a very long one. Great vid.
I believe it was a Victorian gentlemen who released some American greys into an English park for the bemusement of his friends, so we can only blame ourselves for that ecological disaster! I have never seen a red squirrel in the UK and I grew up in London. Cheers for the comment!
Joe apparently had to get help with the American pronunciation, at 2:25.
I am glad to hear you watched to the end! :)
We don't have squirrels in Australia but we know how to pronounce the word
Do you use the American pronunciation or British?
British
Skworl
I used to say squarrol
Perhaps when I think of the squid I do it right next time.
Skwirl
Sss-ka-whirl