How to pronounce less in British English
“less” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to less the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“less” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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less investment, less coverage and less support than the men’s game.
The Scottish Parliament
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is of less value and less entitled to support than a first child?
The Scottish Parliament
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we are making things better and better with less energy also with less carbon
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “less”
Words one sound away from less — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “less”
Why real speech
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