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*'''Temporary''' is written with four syllables, '''-tem-''' + '''-por-''' + '''-ar-''' + '''-y'''. | *'''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| | + | **In British [[RP]], careful speakers, speaking carefully, realize all four, with the stress on the first ('TEMP-or-air-y', {{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', 'TEMP-or-AIR-y', {{IPA|ˈtɛmp ər ˌer ɪ}}. |
| − | **A realization with three syllables, 'TEMP-or-y', {IPA| | + | **A realization with three syllables, 'TEMP-or-y', {IPA|ˈtɛmp ə rɪ}} 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| | + | **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. | ***The same, broadly, is true of the [[adverb]] '''temporarily''' - with an extra final syllable '''-ly''' in all cases. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 5 March 2016
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 ('TEMP-or-air-y', 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', 'TEMP-or-AIR-y', IPA: /ˈtɛmp ər ˌer ɪ/.
- A realization with three syllables, 'TEMP-or-y', {IPA|ˈtɛmp ə rɪ}} 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.
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- 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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