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| − | '''Temporary''' and '''temporarily''' (like their [[cognate]]s [[contemporary (pronunciation)|'''contemporary''' and '''contemporarily''']] | + | '''Temporary''' and '''temporarily''' (like their [[cognate]]s [[contemporary (pronunciation)|'''contemporary''' and '''contemporarily''']]) can present problems in pronunciation. |
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| − | [[Category: | + | *'''Temporary''' is written with four syllables, '''-tem-''' + '''-por-''' + '''-ar-''' + '''-y'''. |
| + | **In British [[RP]], careful speakers, speaking carefully, realize all four, with the stress on the first ({{IPA|ˈtɛmp ər ər ɪ}}. Some American speakers (and British speakers who wish to emphasize the spelling) stress the third syllable: 'temp-er-AIR-y', /ˌtɛmp ər ˈer ɪɪ/. | ||
| + | **A realization with three syllables, 'TEMP-or-y', {IPA|ˈtɛmp ər ɪ}} is also common, even in formal educational contexts. | ||
| + | **In careless, rushed or casual colloquial speech, this is often further reduced to two syllables: 'TEMP-ry', {IPA|ˈtɛmp rɪ}}. | ||
| + | ***The same, broadly, is true of the [[adverb]] '''temporarily''' - with an extra final syllable '''-ly''' in all cases. | ||
| + | :: You may also want to see AWE's articles about | ||
| + | ::::its meaning and usage, at [[contemporaneous - contemporary]]; | ||
| + | ::::another confusion, at [[temporal - temporary]]; | ||
| + | ::::its spelling, which can give difficulty, at [[Temporary - Contemporary (spelling)]]. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Pronunciation]] | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 6 March 2014
Temporary and temporarily (like their cognates contemporary and contemporarily) can present problems in pronunciation.
- Temporary is written with four syllables, -tem- + -por- + -ar- + -y.
- In British RP, careful speakers, speaking carefully, realize all four, with the stress on the first (IPA: /ˈtɛmp ər ər ɪ/. Some American speakers (and British speakers who wish to emphasize the spelling) stress the third syllable: 'temp-er-AIR-y', /ˌtɛmp ər ˈer ɪɪ/.
- A realization with three syllables, 'TEMP-or-y', {IPA|ˈtɛmp ər ɪ}} is also common, even in formal educational contexts.
- In careless, rushed or casual colloquial speech, this is often further reduced to two syllables: 'TEMP-ry', {IPA|ˈtɛmp rɪ}}.
- The same, broadly, is true of the adverb temporarily - with an extra final syllable -ly in all cases.
- You may also want to see AWE's articles about
- its meaning and usage, at contemporaneous - contemporary;
- another confusion, at temporal - temporary;
- its spelling, which can give difficulty, at Temporary - Contemporary (spelling).
- You may also want to see AWE's articles about
