EPISODE · Apr 19, 2024 · 28 MIN
Syncope, or throwing away an unneeded syllable
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks!Syncope (loss of unstressed vowels after a stressed syllable.)Example “chocolate” [CHAWK-uh-luht] becomes [CHAW-kluht]1- I like to eat chocolate. [CHAW-kluht]2- She visits her mother every weekend. [EV-ree]3- He bought a new camera. [KAM-ruh]4- We go for a walk in the evening. [EEV-niŋ]6- Are you interested in ancient history? [HIS-tree]7- We have a vegetable garden. [VEJ-tuh-buhl]8- Those two ideas are not comparable. [KOM-pruh-buhl]9- She works in a laboratory. [LAB-ruh-tor-ee]10- What an interesting person he is. [IN-truhs-tiŋ]11- I got the flu last week. I felt so miserable. [MIZ-ruh-buhl]12- Generally I only drink coffee in the morning. [JEN-ruh-lee]13- I have a headache. I’m going to take an aspirin.14- Mexican Spanish is different from Argentinian Spanish.15- What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?16- Let’s go to a restaurant for dinner.17- Is coffee your beverage of choice?18- I’d like to introduce you to my family.19- That seems like a reasonable solution to our problem.20- Ireland is nicknamed the “Emerald” Isle.Intro & Outro Music: La Pompe Du Trompe by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Support the showEmail me: [email protected] can now support my podcasts and classes:Keep the podcasts coming! Thank you!
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Syncope (loss of unstressed vowels after a stressed syllable.) Example “chocolate” [CHAWK-uh-luht] becomes [CHAW-kluht] 1- I like to eat chocolate. [CHAW-kluht] 2- She visits her mother every weekend. [EV-ree] 3- He bought a new camera. [KAM-ruh] 4- We go for a walk in the evening. [EEV-niŋ] 6- Are you interested in ancient history? [HIS-tree] 7- We have a vegetable garden. [VEJ-tuh-buhl] 8- Those two idea...
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