# please recommend a british dictionary with audio

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-british-dictionary-with-audio/166731>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 5, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-british-dictionary-with-audio/166731 "2003-04-05T21:44:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-british-dictionary-with-audio/166731/1 "2003-04-05T21:44:18Z")

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can anyone recommend a british dictionary with audio? i know the american one at [Merriam-Webster](http://www.m-w.com/) thxs 🙂

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**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-british-dictionary-with-audio/166731/2 "2003-04-05T21:53:10Z")

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I’m a bit confused. So you want an online dictionary that pronounces all the words with a British accent?

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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-british-dictionary-with-audio/166731/3 "2003-04-05T22:34:22Z")

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yes, and with all the words spelled the ‘english’ way…