PRONUNCIATION NIGHTMARE
61 of the English commonest verbs have strong and weak forms. Don’t panic, expect the weak forms in normal conversation; the strong forms exist, but they are occasionally used.
Strong & Weak forms of Anomalous Finites
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spelling
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weak
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strong
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am
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Em, m
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ym
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is
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z, s
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Iz
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are
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E
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A:
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was
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wEz, wz
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Woz
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were
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wE
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wE:
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have
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hEv, Ev, v
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hyv
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has
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hEz, Ez, z
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hyz
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had
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hEd, Ed, d
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hyd
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USES
Strong forms
1) Isolated: DE wE:d “nVn”
2) Stressed: bEt ju A: hiE
3) Followed by nt ju A:nt in E ‘hVri
4) At the end Dei E not ‘bizi, bEt wi A:
WEAK forms in all other cases
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