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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How should we pronounce it

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00When I see some songs or Christian (Gospel) songs, in there, there are words that have been shortened with apostrophes. 02br
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00If I see those words, should I pronounce them as they are or as they should be when I sing the songs that contain those shortened words.02br
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00pow'r02br
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00Gath - er'd02br
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00'neath02br
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0 They're usually shortened for a reason--usually it's to turn a two-syllable word into a one-syllable word. Gather'd means to pronounce it as you usually say it. If a word such as gathered appears somewhere else in the music wo/the appostrophe, it should be pronounced gather-ed, with the -ed pronounced not as -d but as -ed.

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0 They're usually shortened for a reason--usually it's to turn a two-syllable word into a one-syllable word. Gather'd means to pronounce it as you usually say it. If a word such as gathered appears somewhere else in the music wo/the appostrophe, it should be pronounced gather-ed, with the -ed pronounced not as -d but as -ed. 'neath= beneath would take 2 syllables, the music will only fit one
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0Thank you, Marvin A.02br
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00How would you pronounce "pow'r" and "'neath"? I think "pow'r" would sound very similar whether I chose to pronounce it as "pow'r" or "power", but in regard to "'neath", how should I pronounce it?02br
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00What
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0 "Pow'r" is tricky. All they want you to do is to pronounce [ paʊə ] as quickly as possible to make sure it doesn't sound like it has two syllables. Say the [ aʊ ] part as quickly as possible, and then move to the schwa. If you're singing a Country song, though, you have to add the "r" to the end as well which makes it even trickier, because Country songs, unlike most songs, use the "r" to
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