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#31: Reduction of "at" (and "for")
Category: Education
Duration: 00:28:30
Publish Date: 2016-04-20 17:38:54
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A few episodes ago we talked about the reduction of the preposition at. If you listened to that episode, you know it sucked, quality-wise, I mean. So, today you can listen to that explanation in a beautiful improved quality, plus, the reduction of the preposition for.

SHOW NOTES:

AT

• At is just the opposite of to. It's a small grunt followed by a reduced [t]. EXAMPLES:

Dinner'satfive.

Leave them at the door.

The meeting's at one.

He's at the post office.

They're at the bank.

I'm at school.

[d'nnerzə(t) five]

[leevəmə(t)thə door]

[th' meeding z't w'n]

[heezə(t)the poussdäffəs]

[thεrə(t)th' bænk]

[äimə(t)school]

• If at is followed by a vowel, it will become 'd or əd. EXAMPLES:

I'll see you at eleven.

He's at a meeting.

She laughed at his idea.

One at a time

We got it at an auction.

The show started at eight.

The dog jumped out at us.

I was at a friend's house.

[äiyəl see you(w)ədə lεv'n]

[heez' də meeding]

[she læf dədi zy deeyə]

[wənədə time]

[we gädidədə näksh'n]

[th' show stardədə date]

[th' däg jump dæo dədəs]

[äi w'z'd' frenz hæos]

FOR

This is for you.
It's for my friend.
A table for four, please.

We planned it for later.

For example, for instance

What is this for?

What did you do it for?

Who did you get it for?

[th's'z fr you]
[ts fr my friend]
[ə table fr four, pleeze]

[we plan dit fr layd'r]

[fregg zæmple] [frin st'nss]

[w'd'z this for]

[w'j' do(w)it for]

[hoojya geddit for]

NOTICE: (for is not reduced at the end of a sentence)

   

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