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How to pronounce obscenity in American English
“obscenity” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to obscenity the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“obscenity” in real sentences — American speakers
40 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the specialized child exploitation and obscenity section.
Dept of Justice
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The obscenity of apartheid came to an end.
The Obama White House
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While this obscenity happened in Washington, D.C., we have a President and a Secretary of State
State Department
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of obscenity. 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.