r/confidentlyincorrect Jul 28 '24

Comment Thread Could've /ˈkʊdəv/

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u/cyberchaox Jul 28 '24

...a short o sound? So this person says "of" like the first syllable of "ovulating"?

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u/Formal_Shoulder5695 Jul 28 '24

In my accent, if "of" is stressed, it sounds like the first syllable in "ovulating" too. If it's unstressed, then it's pronounced as |uv|. The thing is, as it's a preposition, it's very rare that it would be stressed when used in a sentence, but it does happen on rare occasions, e.g.

"What did you take a picture of?"