
About this episode
Today, let’s talk about a tiny word that changes a lot in American English: and.
In everyday conversation and usually reduces to something that sounds like a weak in
- So rock and roll sounds like rock ’n roll
- salt and pepper sounds like salt ’n pepper
- ham and eggs sounds like ham ’n eggs
The reason is, like other short worlds, conjunctions like and are unstressed. Here are a few more:
- you and me → you ’n me
- black and white → black ’n white
- bread and butter → bread ’n butter
Hey, thanks for listening! And remember to follow and subscribe so you won’t miss the next Happy English Podcast and next week’s Speak Naturally in a Minute. Until next time, keep learning and keep it cool.
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