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Say 'ə' like the beginning of 'about'.
End with 'vɜrs', rhyming with 'verse'.
Missing the stress on the second syllable (trav-erse vs tra-verse).
Using 'a' sound incorrectly (trav-ers vs trav-erse).
Pronouncing the 'r' too softly (trav-erse vs trav-erse).
Start with 'træv', with a short 'a' as in 'cat'.
End with 'ɜːs', using a longer 'ɜː' sound.
Ensure the 'r' is not pronounced before consonants.
Missing the stress on the first syllable (tra-verse vs trav-erse).
Same as American
Same as American
The stress is on the second syllable in American English and the first in British English.
No, the final 'r' is not pronounced before consonants in British English.
Yes, the vowel sound is shorter in American English.
To travel across or through something.
/trəˈvɜrsəl/
The act of traversing.
/trəˈvɜrs/
To travel across or through.
/trænsˈvɜrs/
Lying across.
Traversal has an added syllable 'əl'.
Traverse as a verb and noun sounds the same.
Transverse has 'æn' and stresses the second syllable unlike 'trə' in traverse.
Remember the stress differences: second syllable in American, first in British.
Practice the 'ɜː' sound to avoid sounding 'ee'.
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