No worries okay, you probably have heard them before.

So, I would be sharing a very important technique in queens phonetics, called Elision. Elision simply means "reducing syllables of a word" - a very common technique in British phonetics (but not as common in the American).

As shown below, the vowels in round brackets are elided (deleted), so don't pronounce them. Here's what I mean:

"Reducing three syllables to two"

Dang(e)rous ---- dain'j ross (not "den jor ross" )
Rig(o)rous ---- rig ross
Vig(o)rous ---- vig ross
Prosp(e)rous ---- prosp ross
Clang(o)rous ----- clang ross

"Reducing four syllables to three"

Mem(o)rable ---- mem ray bool
Fav(ou)rable ---- fave ray bool
Comf(or)table ---- comf tay bool
Sav(ou)rable ----- save ray bool
Comp(a)rable ---- comp ray bool
Mot(o)rable ---- moht ray bool

"Reducing words ending with (......oring)"

*from three syllables to two

Spons(o)ring ---- sponce rin
Cens(o)ring ---- sence rin
Ment(o)ring ---- menť rin
Past(o)ring ---- pasť rin
Tut(o)ring ---- chewť rin
Fact(o)ring ---- facť rin
Sect(o)ring ---- sekť rin


"Reducing words ending with (......ouring)"

Flav(ou)ring ---- flave rin
Flav(ou)ry ---- flave ri
Disfav(ou)ring ---- dis fave rin
Sav(ou)ry ---- save ri
Unsav(ou)ry ----- on save ri
Sav(ou)ring ---- save rin
Endeav(ou)ring ---- en dev rin

"Reducing words ending with (........ate)"

Elab(o)rate ---- ee la brayt
Choc(o)late ---- chuck layt
Dec(o)rate ---- dek rayt
Discons(o)late ---- dis conz layt
Elect(o)rate ---- ee lekť rayt
Cons(o)lation ---- conz lay shun
Num(e)rate ---- n'uym rayt
Protect(o)rate ---- pro tekť rayt
Conglom(e)rate ---- con gloam rayt
Confed(e)rate ---- con fej rayt
Desp(e)rate ---- desp rayt

"Reducing words ending with (......sonal)"

Pers(o)nal ---- pes nol
Interpers(o)nal ---- in teh pes nol
Non-pers(o)nal ---- non•pes nol
Seas(o)nal ---- cease nol

"Reducing words ending with (.......gory)"

Categ(o)ry ---- cah ti gri
Subcateg(o)ry ---- sub cah ti gri
Alleg(o)ry ---- ahh li gri
Amphig(o)ry ---- am fi gri
Phantasmag(o)ry ---- fan tas may gri

Other examples of elision

Mem(o)ry ---- mem ri
Fam(i)ly ---- fam li
Lit(e)rally ---- li tra li
Norm(a)lly ---- norm li
Prob(a)bly ---- prob li
Perj(u)ry ---- pej ri
Inj(u)ry ---- Inj ri
Febr(ua)ry ---- feb ri
Cam(e)ra ---- cam raa
Strawb(e)rry ---- strawb ri
Prep(a)ratory ---- prep ray tri
Collab(o)ration ---- co lab ray shun
Org(a)nisation ---- org ni za shun

The alternate American pronunciations to these words are equally correct, but for the sake of this discuss, we limit our focus to Queens pronunciations (British).

I hope you learned something useful. Feel free to make contributions. God bless, and have a good night!

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Can check my previous threads as well...
https://www.nairaland.com/2454505/speak-correct-english-all-toothpaste
https://www.nairaland.com/2450443/fine-madam-oga-why-bad

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Great orals

^^^^^^
Great oralks indeed

Freemanan:
Great orals

Lol thanks.

Following you bumper to bumper

Adufetohposh:
Following you bumper to bumper

Nice.

angieberry:
^^^^^^
Great oralks indeed

Lol

Helpful.

Phonetikks, is the queen paying you to teach us English?

Interesting.

cococandy:
Phonetikks, is the queen paying you to teach us English?

Lol only if she can afford me

The alternate American pronunciations to these words are equally correct, but for the sake of this discuss, we limit our focus to Queens pronunciations (British).

I hope you learned something useful. Feel free to make contributions. God bless, and have a good night!

*Follow "phonetikkks" for more lessons.

Can check my previous threads as well...
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I appreciate the good work the OP has started here, and your humble disposition to corrections from sincere contributors. No one knows too much to learn anew.

Please don't mind my asking for clarification here. In the above quoted text of yours, should it be ''....but for the sake of this discuss or discourse?''

I also observed that the bracketed letters are vowels; can this be taken into cognizance which may help us in pronouncing others words of same lexical rhythm?

Thank you.

damesilver:

You are correct, "discourse" is actually what I meant but my phone keeps auto-correcting words. Thanks for calling my attention.

On the vowels in bracket:

If you are familiar with English rules then you would realise that some rules only apply to certain words (context), hence "generalising" wouldn't always suffice.

Although "elision" applies to many other words (that share similar format as those enlisted ìn main post), there still would be rule benders/exceptions. So, elision does follow a "rhythm" but not in every case.

Thanks. Could you please recommend books that teach more on this subject! And if you've written any unpublished material as well, I wouldn't mind exploring them.

Thanks honey. Very e(j)-cay-tive

Hope I got it right.

Educating...but saying these in public, jst 2 find people lookn @ each other, thinkn you are wrong

deewhone:
Educating...but saying these in public, jst 2 find people lookn @ each other, thinkn you are wrong

Well that's their problem, not yours. Ignorant people always think they are right, but it's only because they know nothing. Stay informed and thank me later.

veave:
Thanks honey. Very e(j)-cay-tive

Hope I got it right.

You are welcome.

*err ju cay tive

Well done Op.

Nice 1 op. Dis will go a long way 2 help me. Cos I luv phonetics alot

Still looking for the 'applause ' emoticon


I need to clap for you na

Phonetikkks:


You are welcome.

*err ju cay tive

Okay

pretydiva:
Nice 1 op. Dis will go a long way 2 help me. Cos I luv phonetics alot

You welcome anytime.

Akposb:
Well done Op.

Thanks.

Houseofglam7:
Still looking for the 'applause ' emoticon


I need to clap for you na

Lol....Thanks.

Hope this thread has been helpful...

Phonetikkks:
Hope this thread has been helpful...

It was really helpful... Tnks for sharing

Are u a linguist?

babyfaceafrica:
Are u a linguist?

Not quite. More a lover of correct spoken English.

Phonetikkks:


Not quite. More a lover of correct spoken English.

I am one....I love your topics,I would appreciate if you could post more....nice one!!!

babyfaceafrica:
I am one....I love your topics,I would appreciate if you could post more....nice one!!!

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