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Pronunciation: What is the diference into: "Where" an "were" Hello. Yesterday somebody asked me to pronounce the following sentence: "where were you yesterday?" I pronunced the two words ("where" and "were") identical but, I think that it's incorrect. How is the correct pronunciation?
May 30, 2013 8:05 PM
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The 'ere' in 'were' is pronounced like in 'her' or 'fur' (replacing the 'h' and 'f' with a 'w'). The 'ere' in 'where' is pronounced like in 'hair', 'fair', 'share', 'there' (replacing 'h', 'f', 'sh' and 'th' with a 'w').
May 30, 2013
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In where you have to pronounce a diphthong while in were - one long vowel
May 30, 2013
Thanks Yolo
June 9, 2013
whey-air (where) wer (were) off-course both one syllable... hope this helps
June 8, 2013
Thanks Larry.
May 31, 2013
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