Master the American Accent: Vowel Syncope (aka, Words You're Saying Wrong!)

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American English loves to meddle with the vowels! Vowels can be reduced, they can have multiple pronunciations, and they can be combined with other sounds. In the case of vowel syncope, the vowels are deleted completely! (Poor vowels!)
Vowel syncope is when a sound or syllable is deleted from the pronunciation of a word, and it happens often in American English. The spelling of the word will show that another syllable should be there, but it's not pronounced. Unfortunately, dictionaries don't always show you the vowel syncope pronunciation, even if it's the one that most native speakers will use!
Learn the most common pronunciations of "chocolate", "favorite", "interested", "difference", and "separate" - all of which contain vowel syncope in their pronunciations!
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@lwkbilly 2 ай бұрын

Omg, this lesson has explained away much of the confusion that has plagued me forever ! I ❤you forever!

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! I'm thrilled that this video gave you some answers! :)

@DreamingEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from Boston and a fellow English teacher on KZfaq 😊

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, Dreaming English! :)

@zakariaerrazqi7895 3 жыл бұрын

It's really a great voice.I've subscribed.Your job is highly appreciated

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Zakaria - Thank you! And I'm so glad you like my videos :) Let me know if you have any ideas for future video topics - I appreciate the requests! :)

@sigfredozorrilla5441 Жыл бұрын

Thank you teacher

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Жыл бұрын

Hi Sigfredo - You're welcome! I'm glad this video was helpful :)

@badrhamdi3159 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your help 🙏.

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, Badr! I'm glad my video was helpful! :)

@gojjamadane2963 Жыл бұрын

I 'm improving my accent becoz of you.Thank you very much.

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Жыл бұрын

Hi Gojjam - That's great! Keep up the good work! :)

@ramzy-6566 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, Thank you.

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! You're very welcome - I'm glad you liked the video :)

@abdulaziz9229 3 жыл бұрын

Good job it's really helpful

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you liked the video! :)

@javierlorenzo9682 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! You're welcome - I'm so glad you liked the video! :)

@alvaroalves9608 Жыл бұрын

Anyway thanks for the tips, and just keep on posting good videos as this one .

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'm glad this video was helpful! :)

@ayomidenathaniel6067 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🥰💟😘

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Жыл бұрын

Hi Ayomide - Aww, thanks so much! :)

@toenglishtheway3176 3 жыл бұрын

why does your chanel have viewers not much? your voice is so clear and fancy

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for the compliment about my voice :) And hopefully I'll get more viewers as I continue to make more and more helpful videos! :)

@lwkbilly 2 ай бұрын

Touche ! I can’t wrap my head around it either. And she’s good to look at, too ! Not fair!

@tobiasariastoya1485 5 ай бұрын

Very good video, I want a video of British English

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, Tobias! I'm glad you liked this video! :)

@alimalik5041 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Жыл бұрын

Hi Ali - Thank you! Glad you liked it! :)

@bartycrouchjr.8831 3 жыл бұрын

I just subcribed. No place to learn american accent better.

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for your comment :) I'm glad my videos are helpful!

@ramzy-6566 3 жыл бұрын

is the letter l in almond silent, Thank you.

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! This is a great question. You can pronounce this word three ways: 1) With a silent L using the AH /ɑ/ vowel: /ˈɑ.mənd/. AH-mund. 2) With a silent L using the AA /æ/ vowel: /ˈæ.mənd/. AA-mund. 3) Pronouncing the L using the AH /ɑ/ vowel: /ˈɑl.mənd/. AHL-mund. I pronounce it like #3: AHL-mund, and I think this is probably the most common pronunciation. The least common pronunciation is probably #2: AA-mund. I hope this helps!

@nativegames4569 2 жыл бұрын

havent seen any single teacher discusses about this topic before

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Native Games - Awesome! And I'm glad you liked the video :) Thanks for your comment.

@mahshidhaghighi8675 6 ай бұрын

Great👏🙏🏻😁🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, Mahshid! I'm glad you liked this one! :)

@ramzy-6566 3 жыл бұрын

8:29 hello, why there are a light or quick T sound between n and s sound (nc) in a word difference /ˈdɪfrəns/.Thank you.

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! This is a great question - I have wondered this same thing, and I haven't found a good answer to it! I agree with you that when I pronounce "difference" or any word that has an /n/ + /s/ combination, like "once" /wʌns/ or "wince" /wɪns/, I stop the airflow between the /n/ and the /s/ using a glottal stop. But I don't do this with the /n/ + /z/ combination, like "ones" /wʌnz/ or "wins" /wɪnz/. I think the voicing has something to do with it - before the voiceless /s/ sound, it feels natural to insert a quick glottal stop. But before the voiced /z/ sound, there is no stop. I'm not sure why this isn't part of the IPA transcription! I will try again to find an answer, and I'll let you know what I find out! :)

@ramzy-6566 3 жыл бұрын

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Thank you so much.

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

@@ramzy-6566 My pleasure :)

@ivomoreira42 3 жыл бұрын

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent is that why pairs like prince/prints or sense/scents may sound the same for native speakers?

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 3 жыл бұрын

@@ivomoreira42 Yes - exactly!

@richardfrangie3518 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm glad you liked the video! :)

@lwkbilly Ай бұрын

I was wondering if you could tell me how you’d pronounce the word “Patreon “ ? I love watching your videos!😍

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Ай бұрын

Thanks for your question! If you do an internet search for "How to pronounce Patreon" you'll hear exactly how I pronounce it: "PAY-tree-aan". I hope this helps!

@lwkbilly Ай бұрын

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccentthank you so much! And thank you for answering my question! ❤️

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Ай бұрын

@@lwkbilly You're welcome! :)

@alvaroalves9608 Жыл бұрын

Sorry but I must disagree with u, 'cos you Américains don't pronounce Most of the final "t" as in favorite, what WE hear is Feivri. The closest languages to what we right and speak are the romance languages,that is, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Galician, except French.

@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Жыл бұрын

Hi Alvaro - Thanks for your comment! I appreciate hearing your point of view on this topic :)