Basic Emphasis Pattern: Structure Words, Part 2
Reducing structure words even more: The reduced and
The conjunction and is one of the most common words in English, and it is usually contracted to /ǝn/, or simply /n/.
| cream and sugar /’kʰriy:m͜ǝn ’ʃʊgǝr/ or /’kʰriy:mn ’ʃʊgǝr/ |
Let’s practice this contracted form in the following expressions. Always link the final sound of the first word to the schwa sound in and. If possible, try to drop the schwa sound to make it just an alveolar dental sound, /n/.
01. cream͜ and sugar
02. sandwich͜ and coffee
03. big͜ and little
04. rich͜ and famous
05. men͜ and women
06. boys͜ and girls
07. rock͜ and roll
08. knives͜ and forks
09. peanut͜ butter and jelly
10. hamburger͜ and fries
11. tables͜ and chairs
12. nickels͜ and͜ dimes
Now, let’s read a dialogue.
At the Café
A: I’d like͜ a͜ chicken sandwich͜ and coffee.
B: Do͜ you͜ want͜ everything͜ on the͜ sandwich?
A: What’s͜ everything?
B: Mustard, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles.
A: Everything but the͜ mayonnaise.
B: Cream͜ and sugar͜ with͜ your coffee?
A: No. I͜ like͜ it black. Black͜ and hot.
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