Learn How to Pronounce OFTEN – OFTEN in a Sentence
Learn How to Pronounce OFTEN – OFTEN in a Sentence
Learn how to pronounce OFTEN correctly by understanding the syllables. Then see OFTEN in a sentence along with an illustration as a memory aid.
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OFTEN – it’s an adjective with 2 syllables.
Stress the 1st syllable. It’s pronounced OFF◦un or OFF◦tun
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Note:
The pronunciation of this word is a subject of much discussion and debate.
Some grammarians insist the ‘t’ is silent, as in ‘soften’.
Others pronounce the ‘t’, as in ‘after’.
Some believe it sounds more educated to say often (silent ‘t’).
However, dictionaries accept both pronunciations and ‘often’ with the ‘t’ pronounced is very common.
It’s your choice!
Let’s look at an illustrated sentence example:
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In the picture we see a beautiful bird.
The sentence example reads: It’s not often we see a Jay in our garden!
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Examples of OFTEN from news items:
Adopting a burlesque expressionism, he trafficked in stereotypes and caricature of both Blacks and whites, often reformulating Western masterpieces with nonwhite subjects.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/arts/design/robert-colescott-new-museum-painter-race.html
She says there is often an unwanted, unfounded, curiosity around sex and disability and this fuelled those corners of the internet.
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-62092055
An abdominal muscle did the threatening this time, and by the second set it clearly sapped some caliber from his backhand and his serve, the latter often laced with uncharacteristic meekness.
Source: Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/06/rafael-nadal-beats-taylor-fritz-wimbledon/
The shutdown serves as a crucial reminder that even when you “buy” a title digitally, your ownership often still relies on a retailer continuing to exist, and having the correct licensing deals in place.
Source: The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/8/23199861/playstation-store-film-tv-show-removed-austria-germany-studiocanal
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