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How to pronounce encouragement in British English
“encouragement” pronunciation by British speakers
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“encouragement” in real sentences — British speakers
638 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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encouragement to use them.
The Scottish Parliament
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the strong encouragement of the Government.
UK Parliament
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of encouragement. 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.