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or in the middle of an utterance, but retain their strong form when

they occur at the end of an utterance.

word strong form weak form

at æt ət
am æm əm, m

are
ɑ:(r) ɑ (r), ə (r)

be bi: bi , bi

can kæn kən
could kʋd kəd

do du: du (before a vowel)

də (before a consonant)
d (before j)

does dʌz dəz

have hæv həv, əv, v
has hæz həz, əz, z, s

had hæd həd. əd, d

for fɔ:(r) fə(r)

from frəm
frɒm
of ɒv əv

shall
ʃæl ʃəl, ʃl, l

should
ʃud ʃəd, ʃd, d

some (partitive) sʌm səm

to tu: tu (before a vowel)

tə (before a consonant)
was wɒz wəz

were wз: (r) wə (r)

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