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I have a question. I am not english speaker and I don't know how to pronounce "won" ( past form of verb win). I am confused becouse dictionaries give many options:). Please write me how do you pronounce it. thanks
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"Won" rhymes with one, sun, son, done, bun, fun, gun, run. If you have the right software, there are dictionaries that pronounce words.
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Try http://www.m-w.com. Type the word 'won' into the dictionary portion and hit enter. Click the small speaker icon next to the word. It will pronounce the word for you. k
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"Won" rhymes with one, sun, son, done, bun, fun, gun, runHmmm, not over this side of the Pond it doesn't, wwh! "Won" sounds exactly the same as "one" but that's as far as it goes. It also rhymes with "gone" and the names "Don" and "Ron". Though I'll bet Adam is happy with American pronunciation, and I suppose I can handle that..   Fisk
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tell us more adam-- we have some regulars who's first language is italian and several who are very fluent in spanish, one in who is fluent in portugues. What is your first language?
and how did you find this place? there are so many on-line dictionaries that do offer wav files, i am surprize you found your way here, before finding one of them.
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So I am from Poland. My first language is polish, but I am also learning spanish and french. I found a link to wordsmith.org on a site for teachers of english. Because dictionaries gave several options how to pronounce "won", I decided to ask native speakers. And here I am:)
I must say that I am still confused. I imagine that you told me the American english pronunciation, and what about British?
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Welcome aboard, adam. A pleasure to have you with us.
Since I'm not british I can't directly answer your question, but I believe that this is not one of those words where the british and US pronunciations differ.
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Welcome, Adam. You've asked for the British pronunciation of "won" - and Fish on a Bike IS British. He's posted the British pronunciation above. There is actually some difference, as he points out. If you listen to Keiva, who doesn't acknowledge the international differences or perspectives of others, you'll get little more than assumptions. He likes to respond to everything. Don't let him misguide your understanding of the language. Good luck here. 
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I can't even post a simple "hello", without getting yelled at? Come now.
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My people say that won is pronounced like my name.
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