Pronounce and Stress Informal Contractions & Reductions in American English

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my lecturer use your video to teach the informal subject, and it helps. thanks a lot

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Thanks for sharing how you came across my video. I'm glad it is helping you to understand these reduced forms!

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I also noticed something in your speech, you don't pause while you speak and this sounds more natural as an English native speaker. Thank you!

[@Englishwithkim]

You're right - I tend to use rising and holding intonation rather than significant pausing when speaking. To be fair, though, I edit out the longer pauses/breathing in my recorded videos. You can definitely hear how I pause in the live videos. Breaking ideas into chunks and separating them with micropauses is called phrasing, and it is important for sounding natural, too. But for short sentences like the examples in the video, it isn't necessary.

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Haha! I re-recorded it to make sure I had plenty of examples!

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[@marydc6147]

So helpful, Kim! I didn't know these reductions I need to stress in a sentence. Thank you.

[@Englishwithkim]

This is exactly why I made this video! 🙃 These reductions/contractions should NOT be over-emphasized (which is how many non-native speakers pronounce them), but they will still receive some stress because verbs and question words are content words. The rest of the content words will be stressed more obviously, as you hear in the examples. With the modals coulda/shoulda/woulda, the verb that follows them will receive more stress.

[@marydc6147]

I used to say them quickly but no more thanks to you.

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[@aim2975]

Thank you for your efforts. This the most useful lesson I watched to it about contraction. You realy an exceptional coach. Special thanks for writting these contractions in commont below.

[@Englishwithkim]

Thank you - I'm glad you appreciated it! That's why I made this video - you have to learn to say these contractions with correct stress throughout the sentence, or else they don't sound natural. They're not as important as the other stressed words - that's why they're reduced. 😉

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[@Englishwithkim]

Thanks for sharing the video - it really truly helps get the word out! 🙌 You're completely right - there are so many people teaching you about these contractions, but no one ever says how to use them as part of the natural rhythm of the sentence! There's a method to our madness, as we say - and it's all part of the flow of natural speech!

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'There's a method to our madness' This is the first time I've heard of that one, I like it! I'll try to use it next time I have a conversation in English with somebody! :D Cheers!

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Dear Teacher Kim, So clear is your accent. Even a beginner can make out the meaning from your pronunciation. So good a teacher you're. Keep up the better work. Thank you. Babul, Dhaka.

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Thank you! I make a point to speak at a normal speed with clear stress to help prepare you for interactions with people who speak like I do!

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so helpful, thanks

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*Really nice speech n accent*

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[@angngocson9471]

are there any contraction in english? by the Way, your video is fullest about contraction I ever seem. I don't enough thank to you

[@Englishwithkim]

I'm so happy this helped you! Here is my video on standard contractions in English: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKfJkmRrf6uAoLs This one is just as detailed, so it should help you understand how we use contractions in natural speech.

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[@vikramtete7461]

Hi Kim could you please explain me the meaning of this phrase: "Unfortunately, loyalty to the wrong cause, can only be sympathized, and cannot be admired as a quality of a well read person."

[@Englishwithkim]

Hi Vikram, I'm sorry, I'm not able to explain this to you. I encourage you to look at my video on context to try to decipher the meaning. Be sure to look at the information that appears around this excerpt for clues.

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[@franciscohernandez-sh1zz]

Dear Kim what i see from the example sentences is tha we stress the verbs and the nouns or subjects. corrrect me if i am wrong, please.

[@Englishwithkim]

You're right - we stress content words, or the words that express meaning, and we reduce or de-emphasize function words. Nouns and verbs are two types of content words and are usually stressed. I explain how sentence stress works in much more depth in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3XHnqSilteFh6M

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[@tuwu4618]

hi,Kim,this and that in the sentence all need to stress?if so,why the two sentence in this vedio have the different stress,HOW do you FEEL about THAT?DON"T you LOVE this LANguage?i'am a little confused.

[@Englishwithkim]

Whether or not you stress "this" and "that" will depend on its part of speech (as well as your meaning). In normal, neutral sentences, when you have a demonstrative pronoun, you will stress it (the first example). When you have a demonstrative adjective, it will not be stressed (the second example). Remember, stress can change depending on meaning and context, so you will sometimes hear demonstrative adjectives stressed for clarity or contrast.

[@tuwu4618]

i suddenly realized it.thank you for your guidance,it's really helpful.

[@jackeliranzoespinosa_1994]

*Whaddya* *wanna* do after work? ☺

[@Mrbradboy1]

Should do sum examples of informal contractions but use ways how to use Gotcha

[@Englishwithkim]

Thanks for the suggestion!

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English with Kim Np gotcha is a great trigger word.

[@vikramtete7461]

Could you get me the meaning of the phrase "yield to someone's advice". Explain me through an example sentences. Thank you.

[@Englishwithkim]

Hi Vikram. While I'm happy to answer questions related to my videos, it seems you have specific questions from texts you're reading. I suggest you find support for these questions from a tutor or a English language message board. I would like to keep comments on my videos on topic as much as possible. 😀

[@ChavvyCommunist]

How are "kinda" and "lotta" contractions? It's literally just other words followed by of" with the last consonant omitted, which happens in "of" in plenty of contexts. Surely it has to involve at least some syllable omission?

[@Englishwithkim]

Interesting question. Isn't that the same thing that's happening with standard contractions with "he's" and "we'll"? We're dropping a sound to make the words faster and easier to say. Technically, these are reductions or reduced forms. Many people call the reductions I describe in the video informal contractions because they're not used in standard writing. Here's an interesting debate on the topic: english.stackexchange.com/questions/296051/kinda-sorta-coulda-shoulda-lotta-oughta-betcha-tseasy-etc

[@katechen9958]

No offense, As long as people have got used to listening to native speakers speak.There is no necessity to speak this way .Because being a non-native English speaker,speaking informal contractions sounds a bit pretentious. Really enjoy your teaching.Thanks.

[@Englishwithkim]

I agree with you - informal contractions aren't necessary to use as non-native speakers. It is much more important to stress words correctly so that people can understand you. If informal contractions happen naturally as a result of English rhythm, that's great, but you don't have to force it. 😀

[@divinedancer8342]

Later or lader?

[@Englishwithkim]

I'm American, so I use the flap t in words like later. You can learn more about how it works in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6Pcf6GVqrp-aZo

[@عبداللهحديدمنصور]

Whaddya wanna do after work? (Do it correct ) Or Must we say this? (Whaddya want to do after work)

[@Englishwithkim]

Informal contractions are optional, so you don't have to use them at all. They sound natural when you correctly stress the rest of the sentence. The first example is common in fast, relaxed speech. The second example would also work if you don't pronounce the "t" at the end of "wan" and say "ta" (with the schwa) instead of "to" (like the number two). It might sound like "Whaddya wanta do?" We often link the "t" at the end of "want" with the "t" at the beginning of "to." The contraction "wanna" happens when people drop the "t" entirely to speak more efficiently.

[@Englishwithkim]

Personally, I use the second version more regularly (which is why I give that example in the video). As I mention in the video, I don't always use informal contractions.

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I have no idea why I’m watching this, I’m a native English speaker haha

[@Englishwithkim]

😂 Haha! It can be fun to understand why we say things the way we do!

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Im gonna call you later tonight

[@Englishwithkim]

Make sure you stress the right words in that sentence!

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Great