Elision Pronunciation - How to Understand Fast English Speakers

In this lesson, you can learn about a pronunciation feature which can help you to understand fast speech and also talk more fluently in English. What is this pronunciation feature? It’s called ‘elision’. Elision is when some words or parts of a word are not pronounced. For example, a letter might not be pronounced, or a syllable might disappear, or sometimes even whole words are not pronounced fully. Elision is common in spoken English, especially in fast, informal speech. Learning about elision will help your listening and—if you can use it yourself—help your speaking, too!

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Contents:
1. Disappearing Syllables 1:20
2. Disappearing /t/ and /d/ Sounds 5:32
3. Elision in Sentences 10:52

This lesson will help you:
- Understand how fast English speakers use elision to pronounce some words without a syllable.
- Better hear the long and short vowel sounds which are used with words that are pronounced with disappearing syllables.
- Learn about /t/ and /d/ sounds which are commonly left out of words when fast English speakers use elision pronunciation.
- See how elision pronunciation is used in full sentences to better understand the way fast English speakers put these words together in connected sounds.

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Can you think of any other examples of elision where words, sounds or syllables disappear? Let us know in the comments!

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Thank you Oxford Online English, mighty video as usual! I have a few suggestions and wanna tell you something that is probably the biggest listening and speaking issue for many English learners. I've been studying English for over 4 years and one thing really get me annoyed is When native speakers are talking, they always replace a lot of words with words that are simple and basic but we can't understand. For example, here are two sentences: 1. She's going to be running through design concept with me.' 2. 'Racism runs right through society.' There is nothing hard for a native speaker to understand these sentences, but I am quite sure this definitely gets lots of learners confused because the phrase 'run through' means different things in different contexts(But I may say 'have a quick look' and 'spread to'). Also, 'do' and 'get' are the most common word native speakers use in English, but we always get them wrong... I knew there are too many phrases that you cannot tell me them all, but I just want to know the most common phrases you guys use a lot in informal English and academic English. Can you post a video about what I mentioned above? I hope you know what I mean, sry...

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[YYJJ_Walnut]

That's why it's hard to listen to fast English. This information is very useful and I'm going to practice elision! Please make another video dealing with fast English. Thank you!!

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