This is a little long question but can you help me with pronunciation? I don’t understand what is correct. 1) I asked Chat GPT whether the American can elide the sound /r/ as in “there were”, and it says this; In some American English accents, particularly those associated with certain regions or dialects, the "r" sound at the end of words or syllables may be dropped or pronounced very lightly. This phenomenon is known as non-rhoticity. However, the extent to which the "r" is dropped can vary widely. In fast casual talk, especially in certain accents like some varieties of Southern or Northeastern American English, you might hear "there were" pronounced more like "theah weh." The "r" sound at the end of "there" may be less pronounced or even omitted in these cases. However, it's important to note that accents and speech patterns can vary significantly across different regions and individual speakers. 2) Also, I asked whether they pronounce like “the” as in “there were”? And it says like this; In fast casual American speech, especially in informal or conversational settings, it's common for the pronunciation of "the" to be reduced or even dropped in certain contexts. In phrases like "there were," the "th" sound in "the" may be less distinct or omitted, leading to a more casual and rapid pronunciation. So, in fast casual talk, you might hear something like "there were" pronounced as "there were" (with a quick and less emphasized "th" sound) or even "there were" (with the "th" sound dropped altogether). This reduction is part of the natural evolution of spoken language in informal settings.

‎“ Come and have lunch at our place”Why is 'our' used instead of 'my' in this sentence within this text?

I don’t really understand how chunks of “phonetic respelling” works. Looking into “every” on the dictionary, phonetic respelling is written “ev-ree”. Here, I don’t understand why not it’s “ever-ee”. Is there some rule of creating chunks of phonetic respelling?

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On fast casual talk in American English, does it happen that people pronounce very as “vay”, because the American deletes r sound. The wikipedia says; “Even General American commonly drops the /r/ in non-final unstressed syllables if another syllable in the same word also contains /r/, which may be referred to as r-dissimilation. Examples include the dropping of the first /r/ in the words surprise, governor, and caterpillar. In more careful speech, all /r/ sounds are still retained.”

Which form to pronounce in casual talk? Is it only black people who pronounce ’a [ə]? gonna [ˈɡɒnə] > gunna [ɡənə] > ’unna [ənə] > ’na [nə] > ’a [ə].

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Before the evaluations can begin, you must complete a self-assessment of your performance by June 13. Doing this prior to the discussion ____ better results in the last evaluation. All performance evaluations need to be completed by July 1. A. produced B. to produce C. produces D. will produce *A member in some Facebook group raised the question above and couldn't understand why the correct answer was stated as 'A'. I believe the answer is obviously 'D' because the overall message is asking the recipient to comply with some requirements before July 1, assuming it to be sometime in the future. Someone else pointed out that the tricky part in the question lies in "in the last evaluation", arguing companies usually have quarterly or semiannual evaluations, and the “last evaluation” must have already occured in the past. Therefore, this justifies the use of the past tense, making the correct answer 'A'. Which answer is correct and why?