How to pronounce hostile in British English
“hostile” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to hostile the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“hostile” in real sentences — British speakers
735 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Their ideology is a form of modern-day communism, hostile to enterprise, hostile to capitalism, and hostile
The Scottish Parliament
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“neutral but not hostile”.
UK Parliament
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However, adversarial does not mean hostile.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “hostile”
Words one sound away from hostile — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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