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Pronouns She
Strong form: /i:/Weak form: /I/
A: She doesnt smoke or drink! (she is strong)
B: Ah, thats what she told you! (she is weak)
Them
strong form: / m/
weak form: /em/
when I said, Give them a drink I didnt mean them, I meant the people.
(first them: weak, second them: strong)
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We
Strong form: /wi:/
weak form: /wI/
A: Im afraid we cant stay any longer (we is weak)
B: What do you mean, we? Ive got plenty of time.
(we is strong)
You
strong form: /ju:/
weak form: /j/
A: Will you be at the meeting on Friday? (you is weak)
B: Yes. Will you be there? (you is strong)
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Her
Strong form: /h:/
weak form: // or /h/
A: Do you know that woman?B: Her? No, I dont recognise her. (first her is strong, second her is weak)
He
strong form: /hi:/
weak form: /I/
A: Is he there? (he is weak)
B: Who?
A: The boss.
B: No. Everybody else is working, but hes gone home!
(he is strong)
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Prepositions At
Strong form: t
In final position: whats he shooting at?
wts i u:t t?
Weak form: t
Ill see you at lunch
al si: ju t ln
For
Strong form:
in final position: whats that for?
wts t f:?
Weak form: f (before consonants)
tea for two /ti: f tu:/
fr (before vowels)
thanks for asking /ks fr :sk/
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Some
strong form: it occurs before countable noun, meaning an
unknown individual
I think some animal broke it
a k sm nml brk t
in final position : Ive got some
av gt sm
weak form: its used before uncountable noun, meaning an
unspecified amount of and before other nouns in the plural,
meaning an unspecified number ofhave some more tea
hv sm m: ti:
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There
strong form:
demonstrative function: e (er before vowels)
put it there /pt t e/in final position: e or e
there isnt any, is there? znt eni z e
Weak form: (before consonants), r (before vowels)
there should be a rule / d bi ru:l/
there is /r z/
Of
strong form: vin final position: someone Ive heard of
smwn av h:d v
weak form: v
most of all /mst v :l/
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Auxiliary Verbs Can , could
strong form: kn , kd
I think we can /a k wi kn/
most of them could / mst v m kd/
weak form: kn, kd
they can wait /e kn wet/
he could do it /hi: kd du: t/
Must
strong form:
in final position: mst
she certainly must / I s:tnli mst/weak form: conclusion or deduction (she left at 8 oclock, so she must
arrived by now)
ms (before consonants) you must try harder /ju ms tra h:d/
mst (before vowels) he must eat more /hi mst i:t m:/
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Am
strong form (in final position): m
shes not as old as I am /Iz nt z ld z a m/
weak form: mwhy am I here? /wa m a ?/
Are
strong form: :
I know the Smiths are /a n sms :/
weak form:
(before consonants), here are the plates / plets/
r (before vowels) , the coats are in there
Was
strong form: wz
the last record was
weak form: wz
he was here a minute ago