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*It is written with five syllables, '''con-''' + '''-tem-''' + '''-por-''' + '''-ar-''' + '''-y'''. | *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|kən ˈtɛmp ər ər ɪ}}. | **Careful speakers, speaking carefully, realize all five, with the stress on the second ({IPA|kən ˈtɛmp ər ər ɪ}}. | ||
| − | **A realization with four syllables | + | **A realization with four syllables, 'con-TEMP-or-y', {IPA|kÉ™n ˈtÉ›mp É™r ɪ}} 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|kən ˈtɛmp rɪ}}. | **In careless, rushed or casual colloquial speech, this is often further reduced to three syllables: 'con-TEMP-ry', {IPA|kən ˈtɛmp rɪ}}. | ||
***The same, broadly, is true of the [[adverb]] '''contemporarily''' - with an extra final syllable '''-ly''' in all cases. | ***The same, broadly, is true of the [[adverb]] '''contemporarily''' - with an extra final syllable '''-ly''' in all cases. | ||
Revision as of 17:23, 6 March 2014
The adjective (which is also used substantively - see also contemporaneous - contemporary - contemporary, with its adverb contemporarily, 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|kən ˈtɛmp ər ər ɪ}}.
- A realization with four syllables, 'con-TEMP-or-y', {IPA|kən ˈtɛmp ər ɪ}} 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|kən ˈtɛmp rɪ}}.
- The same, broadly, is true of the adverb contemporarily - with an extra final syllable -ly in all cases.
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- its meaning and usage, at contemporaneous - contemporary.
- its spelling, which can give difficulty, at Temporary - Contemporary (spelling).
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