Hey everyone!

I have an English pronunciation tip for you today

! When saying words ending with an “ing” with the (ing) sound many English speakers will cut it shorter to just the (in) sound. This is especially common when someone is speaking quickly.

For example:
Instead of: Are you coming to the store later?
You may hear: are you coming (comin) to the store later?
Coming / comin
Running / runnin
Playing / playin
Can you tell the difference?

Please note this is not technically proper, and is only in spoken English, never written.

Hope you found this helpful -thanks guys!

Comments

Lydia

@Ben Alright, I guess it was my fault. I was just kidding about applying for BBC and CNN as a news anchor. So perhaps they were like: "Ah, so you wanna be a news anchor... Let's get down to business... But you can bet that when we're through, somehow I'll make a native out of you!" 😂

2020.08.12 19:17
Ben

@Lydia too funny!😂☺️ I do say the (ing) sometimes but the -in is super common

2020.08.12 17:41
Lydia

And, yes, now I can tell the difference (after receiving so much feedback from the both sides of the pond)... 😂

2020.08.12 13:38
Lydia

Haha, that was exactly what both Brits and Americans used to correct all the time when I was reading out loud. "You're saying -in' instead of -ing!" 😁😰

2020.08.12 13:33
Enoch اخنوخ

It is helpful.🙂 Thanks

2020.08.12 12:18
Dennis

It’s getting (getnn) late buddy.

2020.08.12 12:08
HT User918465

Thanks. That's very helpful.

2020.08.12 11:54
镜子glass

有点像中文的前鼻音和后鼻音的感觉

2020.08.12 11:48
Taylor 小自然

thank you!

2020.08.12 11:40
Utopia

Okay,thank you for your tip.It is very helpful to me.

2020.08.12 11:37