How to pronounce older in British English
“older” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to older the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“older” 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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Adults, older adults, older people who have acquired BSL in older age but maybe are not
The Scottish Parliament
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upwards to much older people.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “older”
Words one sound away from older — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “older”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of older. 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.