How to pronounce eighties in American English
“eighties” pronunciation by American speakers
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“eighties” in real sentences — American speakers
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in her eighties needing additional help.
The Obama White House
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For the French back in the eighties.
Dept of Justice
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eighties, it started having these intermittent geyser eruptions.
USGS
Words that sound like “eighties”
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Why real speech
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