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林宜悉 posted on 2025/05/23Ever wondered why some English contractions sound a bit off in certain sentences? This video dives deep into clitics and contractions, explaining those tricky "syntactic gaps" and how stress patterns influence them. You'll gain a fascinating understanding of language change and pick up some advanced vocabulary along the way!
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awkward
US /ˈɔkwəd/
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UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/
- Adjective
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
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US /wɪrd/
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UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
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US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/
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UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/
- Adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- At some later time; in the future
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US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/
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UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How a word is said; how a word sounds
- The manner in which someone utters a word.
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