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Today we're starting with number 41,
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the word 'so'.
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Does this word reduce?
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Yes, it does.
Fully pronounced,
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it has the OH as in no diphthong --
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So, so, I don't think so. So.
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Your hair looks so good.
So.
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But you'll hear it reduced to [sə] when it's used
as a filler word at the beginning of a sentence.
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As a filler word the word,
doesn't really have meaning.
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For example:
So what do you think?
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[sə]
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So you're going to need another one.
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[sə]
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You'll definitely hear Americans do this.
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