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How to pronounce tapes in American English
“tapes” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to tapes the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“tapes” in real sentences — American speakers
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the "Access Hollywood" tapes.
The Obama White House
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They are making seed tapes.
USDA
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tapes or the paper records?
National Archives
Words that sound like “tapes”
Words one sound away from tapes — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “tapes”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of tapes. 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.