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How to pronounce profanity in American English

“profanity” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to profanity the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“profanity” in real sentences — American speakers

48 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. refrain from using profanity.

    US Fish & Wildlife Service

  2. And so I came in and and I was labeled as as that uh profanity.

    U.S. Air Force

  3. As the media said, this is the worst dream of profanity to ever come down to

    Smithsonian Air & Space

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of profanity. 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.

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