How to pronounce shorten
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“shorten” in real sentences
524 clips in the index · 122 American · 140 British · 12 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Telmir shorten with stress.
How To Academy · hear it here
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You might shorten your stride.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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You can also shorten that.
Big Think · hear it here
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reasons usually shorten to OPCAT.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of shorten. 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.