Between November 2010 and April 2011 the British Library asked people all over the world to submit a recording of their voice. Contributors either read a children’s story, Mr. Tickle by Roger Hargreaves, or a list of six words:
- Controversy
- Garage
- Neither
- Scone
- Schedule
- Attitude
Listen to all the recordings here
Word | British Pronunciation | American Pronunciation |
| 1. Controversy | CON-truh-ver-see | cuhn-TROV-uh-see |
| 2. Garage | GA-rarj | guh-RARJ |
| 3. Neither | NIGH-thuh | NEE-thuh |
| 4. Scone | skon | skohn |
| 5. Schedule | SHED-jool | SKED-jool |
| 6. Attitude | AT-i-chood | AT-i-tood |
More British versus American pronunciation here
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