How to pronounce old
Listen to old in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“old” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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they're old, old, old, they may not apply.
FAA · watch from 11:02 · hear it here
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It is the same old, same old
UK Parliament · watch from 11:40 · hear it here
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They can leave their money with their old provider, old -- their old plan although sometimes
GAO · watch from 24:25 · hear it here
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It is the same old, same old—absolutely right.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 155:36 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of old. 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.