How do you say dance in Australia?
Is it pronounced dance or dance?
Pronunciation is one aspect of dialect. It’s true that Americans and Southern Englishmen pronounce dance differently, although both can be represented /dɑːns/ because the /ɑː/ symbol between slashes is a broad transcriptional device. A more accurate transcription of the American dance might be [däns] or [dɐns].
How do you say dance in British?
Below is the UK transcription for ‘dance‘:
- Modern IPA: dɑ́ːns.
- Traditional IPA: dɑːns.
- 1 syllable: “DAANS”