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How to pronounce apostrophe
“apostrophe” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to apostrophe in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“apostrophe” in real sentences
306 clips in the index · 6 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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No, apostrophe or something.
Lighton Phiri
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Queen apostrophe n beaver.
SmartLess
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jaunty little apostrophe or something.
Numberphile
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the use of the apostrophe so that it with an apostrophe is an elision and not
Intelligence Squared
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of apostrophe. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.