How to pronounce claims in American English
KLAYMZ
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Americans pronounce claims as KLAYMZ (/kleɪmz/).
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"She used evidence from multiple sources to support her claims."
shee YOOZD EH·vuh·duhns fruhm MUHL·tuh·puhl SOR·suhz tuh suh·PORT her KLAYMZ
"The small claims court handles disputes involving limited amounts of money."
dhuh SMAHL KLAYMZ KORT HAN·duhlz duh·SPYOOTS ihn·VAHL·vuhng LIH·muh·tuhd uh·MOWNTS uhv MUH·nee
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Is the American pronunciation of "claims" 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 "KLAYMZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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