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How to pronounce humour in British English
“humour” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to humour the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “humour” in: all accents
“humour” in real sentences — British speakers
116 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It was meant in good humour and it was taken in good humour.
The Scottish Parliament
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add humour to the debate.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “humour”
Words one sound away from humour — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of humour. 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.