How do you pronounce OFTEN? | British English Pronunciation

- Hello everyone, this is Lucy

from English with Lucy.

I've got a really, really quick video answering a question

that I've been getting quite a lot

and it is how do you pronounce this word?

Well, there are two acceptable ways of pronouncing it.

Now, originally in old, old English,

the only correct way was often.

Often.

But now many, many people pronounce it often.

Often.

And Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries

both accept this pronunciation.

I am actually more inclined

to pronounce it often as well

simply because it's something

that my parents said.

So, both are absolutely fine

and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Big kiss to all my Lucifers

and I'll see you again for another lesson

very, very soon.