Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles Hi. It's Day 15. Today we need to talk about several words that lose a syllable in fast speech. I just used one. Do you know what it was? English with Jennifer "Several" is a word that could be said with three syllables: sev er al But usually we say it with just two syllables, especially in fast, relaxed speech: There are other words that follow a similar pattern. They can be said two different ways. The shorter variation is, of course, more common in fast, relaxed speech. Let me show you a few different groups of words that can lose a syllable, especially in fast speech. I'll read each word twice. First, slowly. And then with fast speech, where I drop a syllable. Let's look at more words with a vowel + R. You'll see a similar pattern. Here's another group. OUR when it's unstressed is said with one syllable: "ar." And our last word. This word leads us into the next group, where we drop a sound before L. ...could be heard as "prob'ly." ...is usually said as "choc'late." And we have two examples of very relaxed speech. BECAUSE can sound like "coz." Remember that's a spoken form, not a written form. EXCUSE ME can sound like "Scuse me." Or with a hint of that X... Listen closely. I'll say a sentence. You try to understand. That's all for now. Thanks for watching and happy studies.
A2 fast speech speech syllable relaxed pattern sound Day 15 - Disappearing Syllables - Understanding Fast Speech in English 139 35 Caurora posted on 2016/10/01 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary