"Sw" Pronunciation and Accent Imitation
1-How is "Sw" pronounced -for example- in "swear, swan etc."? As "sʊw" or "səw"? Which one is right in British accent?
2-What do you think about an accent imitator who is very good at it, especially British accent? Personally, I've learnt so much things about British accent with series(Luther, Spooks, Sherlock) and pronunciation books.
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It's neither "suwan" nor "sewan". The S and W just run together.
Some regional accents in the southeastern USA might make that a two-syllable word, but you're talking about British accents.
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Kate is right. There is no vowel sound - not even a /ə/ between the 's' and the'w'.
It's not 'su-won' or 'su-wear'. These are single syllable words eg /swon/. The two consonants at the beginning of the word blend together to make a consonant cluster - 'sw'. You push the air through your teeth to make the 's' sound, then go straight into a pursed-lips 'w' sound without a breath.
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