How to pronounce longer in American English
“longer” pronunciation by American speakers
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“longer” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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longer-run-longer-term inflation expectations well anchored.
Federal Reserve
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scientists, nevertheless scientists were taking longer and longer and longer to be able to get large
NIH
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Probably longer actually.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “longer”
Words one sound away from longer — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “longer”
Why real speech
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