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• The dictionary usually gives two pronunciations: British and American. They are separated with the symbol ǁ.

batter ˈbæt ə ǁ ˈbæ t ̬ ə r

• Syllable division is shown with spaces.

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• Where only one pronunciation is given, this means that the word has a similar pronunciation in both British and American.

bad bæd

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• Sometimes, when the American English pronunciation is different in only one part of a word, the dictionary shows only this part.

bender ˈbend ə ǁ - ə r

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• Words of more than one syllable are marked for stress. The LPD recognizes two types of stress: primary and secondary.

bender ˈbend ə ǁ - ə r

intelligibility ɪn ˌtel ɪdʒ ə ˈbɪl ət i

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• All main pronunciations are shown in colour. If there are alternative pronunciations, these are shown in black type.

baroque bə ˈrɒk bæ-, -ˈrəʊk ǁ -ˈroʊk -ˈrɑːk

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• Pronunciations which are widespread among educated speakers of British English but which are not, however, considered to belong to RP are marked with the symbol §.

bath noun bɑːθ §bæθ ǁ bæθ

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• The dictionary also includes pronunciations which

are considered to be incorrect. Symbols !! or !

grievous ˈɡriːv əs !! ˈɡriːv i‿əs

grievous ˈɡriːv əs ! ˈɡriːv i‿əs

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• This symbol * is a warning that the British and American pronunciations are different in an important and unpredictable way.

baton ˈbæt ɒn - ə n ǁ bə ˈtɑːn (*)

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• For words belonging to foreign languages, which are in use in English, the dictionary shows both their anglicized pronunciations and their pronunciations in the language of origin.

Benz benz — German [ bɛnts ]

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Speech Organs

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