How to Pronounce General and Generally (the way Americans do)

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[@samwu3562]

Thanks for the teaching. There is one question confusing me much. So we can either pronounce "general" with 3 syllables like gen-ner-ral with double consonants n & r in the middle of the word or split it into gen-er-al? I know there are not double consonants actually, but it sounds like there are. Is it a concept of linking?

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You can pronounce it as three syllables, and the n and r sounds link the syllables, so they aren't really "double" but there isn't a break between them. Or, you can pronounce it as 2 syllables, in which case it sounds more like "gen-rull."

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[@ikpark2802]

Your class is very useful. I am wondering if it is possible to pronunce general to be [generl] with the last vowel deleted in fast speech and if 'prayed' and 'parade' are homophones in fast/casual speech.

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Good questions! For "general," if we reduced it in fast speech, we typically delete the middle syllable, not the last vowel. This is because /ərl/ is hard to say and ends up sounding like /ərəl/ anyway. For "parade," it can sound almost like "prayed" since the first syllable is reduced and can almost be dropped. But "prayed" shouldn't sound like "parade" because we don't want any vowel sound between /p/ and /r/.

[@user-tl7ni6sy4b]

If there are two words like this “generous” and “generosity” ,should I read /dʒen/ or /dʒenə/ ?

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Both have /dʒenə/. For "generous," you might hear people use a more reduced version without the /ə/, but for "generosity, "we don't reduce it.

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a sound can be schwa too?

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[@haiyen1439]

Dear Coach
signal and pregnant. Although they have the same /gn/ in one word but I feel
signal => with unreleased /g/
pregnant => with true /g/
Is that right? and why? Thanks a lot

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Hi, they both have the unreleased /g/. Perhaps you're perceiving the /g/ as sounding different because of what follows the n in the second syllables of these words.

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[@kpscibi]

What about the pronunciation for “generous”?
Gen-russ or gen-err-Russ?

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Good question, we do both, but using 3 syllables is more common for US English. 2 syllables might be used more in some British accents. A quick listen on YouGlish revealed most American speakers using 3 syllables with a pretty quick and somewhat reduced 2nd syllable. youglish.com/pronounce/generous/english/us?

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@@kpscibi yes, you can hear real productions (including errors) from all kinds of speakers that way.

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I'll be covering your word on Sunday: ua-cam.com/video/zzVl2XnPr38/v-deo.html