Difference between revisions of "Contemporary (pronunciation)"

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É™The adjective (which is also used substantively - see also contemporaneous - contemporary - contemporary can give difficulty with its pronunciation - as indeed can temporary and temporarily.

It is written with five syllables, con- + -tem- + -por- + -ar- + -y.
- Careful speakers, speaking carefully, realize all five, with the stress on the second ({IPA|kÉ™n ËˆtÉ›mp É™r É™r Éª}}.
- A realization with four syllables. 'con-TEMP-or-y', {IPA|kÉ™n ËˆtÉ›mp É™r Éª}} is also common, even in formal educational contexts.
- In careless, rushed or casual colloquial speech, this is often further reduced to three syllables: 'con-TEMP-ry', {IPA|kÉ™n ËˆtÉ›mp rÉª}}.

You may also want to see AWE's articles about

its spelling, which can give difficulty, at Temporary - Contemporary (spelling).

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-É™The [[adjective]] (which is also used [[substantive]]ly - see also [[contemporaneous - contemporary]] - '''contemporary''' can give difficulty with its pronunciation.
+É™The [[adjective]] (which is also used [[substantive]]ly - see also [[contemporaneous - contemporary]] - '''contemporary''' can give difficulty with its pronunciation  -  as indeed can '''[[temporary - temporarily|temporary '''and''' temporarily]].
 *It is written with five syllables, '''con-''' + '''-tem-''' + '''-por-''' + '''-ar-''' + '''-y'''.
 **Careful speakers, speaking carefully, realize all five, with the stress on the second ({IPA|kÉ™n ËˆtÉ›mp É™r É™r Éª}}.