How to pronounce crops in American English
KRAHPS
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Americans pronounce crops as KRAHPS (/krɑps/).
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"Irrigation systems water the crops during the dry season."
ih·ruh·GAY·shuhn SIH·stuhmz WAH·der dhuh KRAHPS DUUR·uhng dhuh DRAHY SEE·zuhn
"The drought caused the crops to wither and die."
dhuh DROWT KAHZD dhuh KRAHPS tuh WIH·dher and DAHY
"The soil is rich and fertile for growing crops."
dhuh SOYL ihz rihch and FUR·duhl fer GROH·uhng KRAHPS
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Is the American pronunciation of "crops" 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 "KRAHPS" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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