Do NOT Say These Vowels! | Speak English like a Native Speaker! | Learn American English

American English pronunciation is difficult! Sometimes you pronounce every vowel that you see in the spelling, and sometimes you don't! This video will show you how to pronounce 8 common words in English that all have dropped vowels from their pronunciation (this is called Vowel Syncope). You'll see the pronunciation up close and in slow motion!
Learn how native speakers actually pronounce these words, and you'll sound more fluent and natural!
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Vowel Syncope (dropping syllables)
01:57 Dropped Syllables at Julie's Conversation Club
02:34 Rules of Vowel Syncope (dropping syllables)
05:20 evening
06:52 Wednesday
08:03 temperature
08:55 comfortable
10:57 Catholic
11:55 camera
12:45 practically
13:50 probably
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This is really an informative video also please tell me how to pronounce the word "specifically"

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[@nourahmed-ut1qo]

6:22 / 15:15

[@Mirador2]

I have a question, are pronunciations with vowel syncope associated with sloppy or more colloquial speech? Are pronunciations with the extra syllable (without syncope) perceived as more prestige, formal, or from highly educated people? And I wonder the same thing about elisions of consonant sounds, like the T in "Twen(t)y", "Of(t)en", or in "Exac(t)ly".

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi MiradorIN - Thanks for question! My answer is no, the vowel syncope pronunciations are not associated with sloppy or more colloquial speech, and the same is true for elisions of consonants sounds, like in the words you provided as an example. These pronunciations can be used by all types of native speakers, of all ages, and in all communicative contexts. :)

[@robertmeyer7836]

My problem is that I was taught to say words properly, which typically means saying all the letters - of course, there are always exceptions, e.g. silent Ks and Ps. That also aids in spelling correctly. I'm just a country boy from the midwest.

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Hi Robert - Thanks for your comment! It's always good to hear from native speakers who are from different parts of the United States :)

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Withal taught correctly!

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[@josechibani3503]

That's Just silent syllable

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi José - Thanks for your comment :) Yes, that's another way to put it - a silent syllable!

[@jacobstc]

Julie, your video is fantastic. Some useful information: Other than /'kæθ.lɪk/, "Catholic" can also be pronounced as a 3-syllable word: ['kæ^.θə.lɪk] (The first syllable is pre-fortis clipped by /θ/ in the 2nd syllable.) or, with regressive assimilation, ['kæ^.θəl°.°lɪk], [l]=[l°.°l] being ambisyllabic, in which l° is dark and °l clear in American English.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Jacob - Yes, I agree with you! Thank you for sharing this :)

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6:22 / 15:15