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Does -tory word ending pronounced as "tree" (other than tɔːri/) as they're spoken fast.
E.g Obligatory /əˈblɪɡətɔːri/ in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awU4hwwAXg at 7:53
Does -tory word ending pronounced as "tree" (other than tɔːri/) as they're spoken fast.
E.g Obligatory /əˈblɪɡətɔːri/ in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awU4hwwAXg at 7:53
E.g Obligatory /əˈblɪɡətɔːri/ in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awU4hwwAXg at 7:53
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British people often pronounce words ending in -tory this way, but Americans generally don't.
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