| Spoken (fast) | Written (full) | Grammar | |---------------|----------------|---------| | "Must’ve been" | must have been | past modal of deduction | | "Shouldna done" | should not have done | past regret | | "IfIda known" | If I had known | 3rd conditional |
Repeat "I can’t get over it" (stress over ), then "Look it up" (stress look ). 8. Module 6: Rhythm & Reduction – Sounding Natural, Not Robotic English is stress-timed – not all syllables are equal. Grammar words (auxiliaries, prepositions, pronouns) are reduced and low-volume. The Reduction Table: | Full form | Natural speech | Example sentence | |-----------|----------------|------------------| | can | kən | I kən do it | | for | fər | Wait fər me | | to | tə | Try tə go | | you | yə | See yə later | | her | ər | Tell ər | | Spoken (fast) | Written (full) | Grammar
| Phrasal verb | Stress pattern | Meaning | |--------------|----------------|---------| | "look up" | LOOK up (noun can split) | search | | "look up to" | look UP to | admire | | "get over" | get OVER | recover | Grammar words (auxiliaries