How to pronounce period in American English
“period” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to period the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“period” 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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No man has the right to touch her period, period,
The Obama White House
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like the infection window period and secondary BSI attribution period.
CDC
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a pretty tough period. It was a period of quite sharp
Federal Reserve
Words that sound like “period”
Words one sound away from period — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “period”
Why real speech
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