How to pronounce sixties in American English
“sixties” pronunciation by American speakers
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“sixties” in real sentences — American speakers
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You wouldn't choose the fifties, or the sixties, or the seventies.
The Obama White House
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era, the, you know, juveniles that were written in the 1950s and sixties.
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Now Porkchop was named in the sixties because it looked like a pork chop.
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