How To Pronounce “with”
with
function word“with” is a function word, so it has more than one pronunciation. In normal connected speech the weak form is usual. The strong form is used when the word is stressed, said on its own or at the end of a phrase.
Strong form. In British English it is /wɪð/, and in American English it is /wɪð/. It is used at the end of speech, or for emphasis or contrast.
Weak form, before a vowel or a voiced consonant. In British English it is /wɪð/, and in American English it is /wɪð/. It is used in connected speech, before a vowel or a voiced consonant.
Weak form, before a voiceless consonant. In British English it is /wɪθ/, and in American English it is /wɪθ/. It is used in connected speech, before a voiceless consonant.
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.
Questions About With
How do you pronounce with in British English?
Strong form, /wɪð/. Weak form, before a vowel or a voiced consonant, /wɪð/. Weak form, before a voiceless consonant, /wɪθ/.
How do you pronounce with in American English?
Strong form, /wɪð/. Weak form, before a vowel or a voiced consonant, /wɪð/. Weak form, before a voiceless consonant, /wɪθ/.
What is the weak form of with?
The weak form of with is /wɪð/ in British English. It is the usual form in connected speech.
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