How to pronounce minor
Listen to minor in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“minor” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 545 American · 876 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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a minor issue with minor consequences…
UK Parliament · watch from 8:29 · hear it here
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for “very minor offences”.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 1:19 · hear it here
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pilot sustained minor injuries
NTSB · watch from 1:24 · hear it here
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major eruptions but lots of minor activity. Now, hopefully this minor activity means though,
USGS · watch from 5:30 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of minor. 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.