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Number 64, another great reduction,
the word YOUR.
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This is related to the word "or",
which is number 31.
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fully pronounced, your and or,
rhyme with more or war.
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But they're almost never fully pronounced.
They're almost always reduced in a sentence,
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your, er.
So the vowel changes to the schwa.
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Stressed,
"your", fully pronounced.
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Longer, up down shape of stress.
But in a sentence,
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your,
your - unstressed,
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low and pitch,
said very quickly,
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your.
Sample sentence,
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what's your name --
your, your, your,
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your name?
Can I borrow your car? --
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your, your, your,
borrow your car?
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