How to pronounce e in American English
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Americans pronounce e as EE (/i/).
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"E-commerce sales have surged as shopping habits continue to evolve."
EE KAH·mers SAYLZ hav SURJD uhz SHAH·puhng HA·buhts kuhn·TIHN·yoo tuh uh·VAHLV
"I prefer physical books over e-readers because I like the smell of paper."
ahy pruh·FUR FIH·zuh·kuhl BUUKS OH·ver EE REE·derz buh·KUHZ ahy LAHYK dhuh SMEHL uhv PAY·per
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Is the American pronunciation of "e" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "EE" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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