aɪ ˈnjuː aɪ wəz ˈɡəʊɪŋ ˈbɔːld | ˈwen ɪt wəz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈlɒŋɡər ən ˈlɒŋɡə | tə ˈwɒʃ maɪ ˈfeɪs
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I:
Although I is a monosyllabic
function/grammatical word and is usually unstressed, it doesn’t usually have a
weak form.
was:
When unstressed, as it usually is, was
has the weak form /wəz/.
when:
In all its various uses when is
usually stressed and has no weak form.
it:
Although it is a monosyllabic
function/grammatical word and is usually unstressed, it doesn’t have a weak
form.
longer: The adjectives long, strong and young are
pronounced /lɒŋ/, /strɒŋ/ and /jʌŋ/. When the comparative and superlative
suffixes are added, however, an additional /ɡ/ is inserted: /lɒŋ ˈlɒŋɡə ˈlɒŋɡɪst/,
/strɒŋ ˈstrɒŋɡə ˈstrɒŋɡɪst/, /ˈjʌŋ ˈjʌŋɡə ˈjʌŋɡɪst/.
and: When
unstressed, as it usually is, and has the weak form /ən/ or /ənd/.
Some books say that /ən/ is used before consonants and /ənd/ before vowels, but
this is not true. While both forms can be heard before consonants and vowels, /ən/
is much more common than /ənd/. Learners can safely use only /ən/ for the weak
form of and because it will never be wrong to do so.
to:
When unstressed, as it usually is, to
has the weak form /tə/ when the immediately following word begins with a
consonant. This is true for both the preposition, e.g. Go to hell /ˈɡəʊ tə ˈhel/, and the 'to infinitive', e.g. Go to see /ˈɡəʊ tə ˈsiː/.
my:
Although my is monosyllabic
function/grammatical word and is usually unstressed, it doesn’t usually have a
weak form.
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