Pronunciation Of The Word “Compelled”
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The Word “Compelled”
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The pronunciation of any word in English (or any language at all) is not Universal. This is because there are many different dialects of The English Language — both throughout America, and also world-wide. The pronunciations that are presented on GiveMeSomeEnglish!!! are based-upon a combination of both “common usage”, and the most neutral accent used in The International Common Tongue — a.k.a. “American English”.
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Pronunciation Of The Word “Compelled”
Compelled – For this word: the “C” is hard; the “o” is pronounced as a true-schwa; the first “e” is short; the “ll” combination is pronounced simply like the single letter “l” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue); the “e” of the “-ed” ending is silent; and the final “d” is a flap-d but is (often) stopped.
– /kəm-PEHL-[d]/ – /kəm.ˈpɛl.[ɾ]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable and that the final “d” (when not stopped) acts (almost) as a separate syllable –
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