How To Pronounce Bring about
bring about
In British English, bring about is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋ.əˈbaʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbrɪ̃ŋ.əˈbaʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋ.əˈbaʊt/.
Bring about has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Bring about has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Bring about
How do you pronounce bring about in British English?
In British English, bring about is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋ.əˈbaʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbrɪ̃ŋ.əˈbaʊt̚].
How do you pronounce bring about in American English?
In American English, bring about is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋ.əˈbaʊt/.
How many syllables are in bring about?
Bring about has three syllables, /brɪŋ/ + /ə/ + /baʊt/.
Where is the stress in bring about?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /baʊt/.
Do British and American English pronounce bring about the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌbrɪŋ.əˈbaʊt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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