Hi Carolyn Li, glad you like the video! I plan to upload more videos - but I'm currently tied up with work. There are lots of other videos you can find online that I'm sure would be of help to you, good luck!
is a unstressed schwa between CN/CM consonants dropped or pronounced? e.g contempt, comply,confuse, communicate, conservative, confidential,/ computer companion..
we have been taught pronouncing the word "the" in its strong form when it goes before a word with the initual sound being a vowel. Can we reduce "the" to be a schwa? Thank you so much
Hello Jay, your channel and lesson is fascinating and incredible. My example sentence is " Store the vegetables in a separate compartment in the refrigerator. Thanks Jane. "
Adair, have a listen to how it is pronounced here: www.google.com/search?q=how+to+pronounce+vegetable - you can hear only 3 syllables, as opposed to 4 (including the schwa).
حسام خليل The elision of schwa occurs in both American and British English. I speak British English in my videos so it's only the accent that's different.
+Alexandra hi! Thanks for your concern :-) Actually I'm just on a summer camp in Ireland... I'll be back in a few weeks and make more videos then. Hope you're enjoying the summer!
Typically, schwas are dropped due to frequency of use. That’s the main reason. Take, for instance, ‘dictionary’ and ‘refectory’. Both can be pronounced with either three or four syllables. I find that I normally pronounce ‘dictionary’ with three syllables; it is, after all, a word I use very frequently. On the other hand, I never say ‘refectory’, and thus I would be more likely to say that word with all four syllables, ie including the schwa in the penultimate syllable. As a further note: in my understanding, this phenomenon does not apply to American English, which, if I have understood this correctly, tends to keep all of the syllables. (This may or may not be true - I’m not sure, to be honest.)
Thank you so much, Jay!☺
I have learned something new today! Waiting for more such videos...🌹
Thanks! It was a useful lesson to me. I Just discouvered your Channel! Good Job! Thanks again! Marcelo from Brazil!
Found this video very helpful, thank you very much proffesor greetings from México.
Thanks Sir!
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Your videos r very interesting & impressive.They r very useful to me.
I'm from India.
Good job!
Thanks a lot.
We need more of connected speech rules if it is possible.
Good evening, Jay. Learning English is interesting. I like chocolate with some coffee.
Thank you a lot take care sir
You're welcome, as always :) Hope you're enjoying the videos!
I like this video. It’s very insightful.
Thanks, glad you liked it :)
Thanks, teacher. My first time here.
Great, thanks!
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I teach full time and don't have any free time to produce videos :(
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I like ur video! I'm from Malaysia and it is really helpful to me! Hope that u can make more videos about how to speak like a native! 😬😬
Hi Carolyn Li, glad you like the video! I plan to upload more videos - but I'm currently tied up with work. There are lots of other videos you can find online that I'm sure would be of help to you, good luck!
Thanks a lot for this video !
You're welcome, glad you like it :)
is a unstressed schwa between CN/CM consonants dropped or pronounced? e.g contempt, comply,confuse, communicate, conservative, confidential,/ computer companion..
That's a nice lesson
we have been taught pronouncing the word "the" in its strong form when it goes before a word with the initual sound being a vowel. Can we reduce "the" to be a schwa? Thank you so much
Hello Jay, your channel and lesson is fascinating and incredible. My example sentence is " Store the vegetables in a separate compartment in the refrigerator. Thanks Jane. "
Really helpful
hi sir thnks for this useful vedeo i think that you explain it better than my teacher hhh im student of english literature from algeria
I think schwa sounds are spoken more with natives,or in the English environments that talk English more.
For other none mother tongue,looks hard.
Exactly! And that's why non native speakers should practice and use it.
thanks jay ..
waiting for more ;)
Cool! More coming soon :)
Gostei do vídeo!
Ooh, What a useful video💪
Hi, Alaa Bada, glad you like the video :)
Isn't "separate" an adjective rather than a noun?
Super
What about 'national' ? Please 🙏
I'm dropping the first schwa after /$/ sound!
For my foreign ears with schwa or without it, all sound the same practically.
Adair, have a listen to how it is pronounced here: www.google.com/search?q=how+to+pronounce+vegetable - you can hear only 3 syllables, as opposed to 4 (including the schwa).
Hi Is this American or British English? thanks a lot
حسام خليل The elision of schwa occurs in both American and British English. I speak British English in my videos so it's only the accent that's different.
Hi, is your accent similar to that of people in Ireland? what do you call this accent, because I find easier to understand and imitate?
and thanks for your videos, I like your way of explanation.
Sorry, you look very unfriendly to him.
if you please, we need other top 10
The phenomenon you are describing is elision that comes as a result of allegro speech.
There's no more videos why you disappear all that time Mr Jay? we miss your interesting videos hope you okay
+Alexandra hi! Thanks for your concern :-) Actually I'm just on a summer camp in Ireland... I'll be back in a few weeks and make more videos then. Hope you're enjoying the summer!
Typically, schwas are dropped due to frequency of use. That’s the main reason. Take, for instance, ‘dictionary’ and ‘refectory’. Both can be pronounced with either three or four syllables. I find that I normally pronounce ‘dictionary’ with three syllables; it is, after all, a word I use very frequently. On the other hand, I never say ‘refectory’, and thus I would be more likely to say that word with all four syllables, ie including the schwa in the penultimate syllable. As a further note: in my understanding, this phenomenon does not apply to American English, which, if I have understood this correctly, tends to keep all of the syllables. (This may or may not be true - I’m not sure, to be honest.)
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It definitely happens in GA, but you have a good point as of frequency.
actually
Why is the D dropped in *Wednesday* ?
Because in English we can't say /dn/ together comfortably - it just comes out like /'wɛdɪnzdej/. So it's easier to drop the d and say /ˈwenzdeɪ/.