How do Americans say insurance?

Many of my accent reduction clients ask me how say the word insurance. North Americans pronounce this word two different ways; i→nsurance & insur→ance. My personal preference is to stress

stress
In linguistics, and particularly phonology, stress or accent is the relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable in a word or to a certain word in a phrase or sentence.
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the second syllable. Note that the letter a has a reduced schwa vowel sound /ə/.

How to pronounce insurance | British English and American English pronunciation

How do Americans say sure?

Sure has a U in it so it's not "sher" which is what some Americans tend to say, it's "shUre" with a silent E of course.

How do Brits say Been?

Most speakers of British English now say BEAN, but this was not always the case. In the past, “been” was pronounced as BIN (and probably BEN) in Britain too.

How do you say BT?

Break 'bt' down into sounds: [BAAT] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying 'bt' in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.

How is Tír na NÓG pronounced?

Although it might seem like a difficult name if you're not familiar with Irish, the pronunciation isn't drastically different to what you're probably imagining when you read it. It's pronounced “tear na noog”, where the first word sounds like tears you cry, rather than tearing a piece of paper.

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Is sure pronounced Shore?

The word sure is pronounced exactly the same as shore by many speakers of English, and differently by many other speakers of English.

How to pronounce insurance in American English.

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