How to pronounce chose in American English
CHOHZ
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Americans pronounce chose as CHOHZ (/tʃoʊz/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "chose" sounds like CHOHZ.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, how Americans glue words together so they sound like one phrase. It comes out as CHOHZ.
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"He waived his right to a jury trial and chose a bench trial."
hee WAYVD hihz RAHYT tuh uh JUR·ee TRAHY·uhl and CHOHZ uh BEHNCH TRAHY·uhl
"Teacher Charles chose a chunk of chocolate."
TEE·cher CHARLZ CHOHZ uh CHUHNGK uhv CHAH·kluht
"We chose to move in June this year."
wee CHOHZ tuh MOOV ihn JOON dhihs YEER
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Is the American pronunciation of "chose" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "CHOHZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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