How do you say Tuesday in England?

In other words, the British pronounce "Tuesday" as TYOOZday ( tj u:zdeɪ) or CHOOZday (tʃu:zdeɪ), while the Americans opt for TOOZday (tu:zdeɪ).
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Do British pronounce the D in Wednesday?

Anyway, considering that there has been a d in Wednesday for roughly the past two thousand years, it probably isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Furthermore, most Brits actually do pronounce the d in Wednesday.
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Is R in February silent?

While "Feb-RU-ary" is still considered the standard pronunciation, most dictionaries recognize the pronunciation of February without the first "r" ("Feb-U-ary") as an acceptable variant.
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How do the British say Sunday?

Below is the UK transcription for 'sunday': Modern IPA: sə́ndɛj. Traditional IPA: ˈsʌndeɪ 2 syllables: "SUN" + "day"
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Is British or American English better?

In the main, British English and American English are very similar, even with differences in spelling. In today's world, American spelling is probably winning thanks to Microsoft's spell checker. There are vocabulary differences and some can cause embarrassing situations if you only know one flavour.
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How do British English and American English differ?

The three major differences between American and British English are:
  • Pronunciation - differences in both vowel and consonants, as well as stress and intonation.
  • Vocabulary - differences in nouns and verbs, especially phrasal verb usage and the names of specific tools or items.
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How do you pronounce Wednesday in Scotland?

Usually [WENZ-DAY].
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How do you say Tuesday in Australia?

Mon-day, Tues-day, Wednes-day, Thurs-day, Fri-day, Sat-day, Sun-day. So, you'll often hear it said like that. Satday. Satday.
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Why do people say Chooseday?

The variant pronunciation with "choose-day" is a matter of dialects in which the cluster /tj/ is regularly pronounced as [tʃ] ("ch"). This is another common dialectical feature which is generally accepted as correct in the regions where it occurs.
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What is the British word for mail?

The public service by which letters and parcels are collected and delivered is usually called the post in British English and the mail in American English. Mail is also sometimes used in British English, for example in the name Royal Mail. Winners will be notified by post.
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How do British pronounce often?

'Often' Pronunciation UK

tən/ . For others, the 't' in the word is silent and it is pronounced as 'off-en' /ˈɒf. ən/. Both pronunciations of the word are acceptable to use, but only one of them is considered 'posh' (indicating that the speaker belongs to a higher social class).
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What is vacation British English?

British/American holiday / vacation. You use holiday (or holidays) in British English and vacation in North American English to describe the regular periods of time when you are not at work or school, or time that you spend travelling or resting away from home: I get four weeks' holiday/​vacation a year.
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Is it week ending or weekending?

The last part of the week, typically from Friday evening through Sunday evening, but sometimes including other adjacent days, especially when seen as a time of leisure or recreation: spent the long weekend fishing. To spend weekends or a weekend. week′ends′ adv.
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What's the correct pronunciation of Monday?

The days of the week: Monday Monday is spelled with an O but it is pronounced as the 'uh' as in 'butter'. Monday . Now all of the days of the week end, of course, in 'day', and it is pronounced the same in each of these days of the week, with the ay diphthong.
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Do you pronounce the d in Sandwich?

In the word 'sandwich', if you looked that up in the dictionary, you WOULD see the D sound. But it's actually never pronounced that way. So Wednesday, Handsome: the dictionary says no D. But 'Sandwich', the dictionary does say D but it hasn't caught up with the actual habits of how we speak.
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