How to pronounce done in American English
DUHN
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Americans pronounce done as DUHN (/dʌn/).
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"Conclusion of the occasion was casually done."
kuhn·KLOO·zhuhn uhv dhee uh·KAY·zhuhn wuhz KA·zhuh·lee DUHN
"I'll send you the report when it's done."
ahyl SEHND yuh dhuh ruh·PORT wehn ihts DUHN
"Thank you for everything you've done."
THANGK yoo fer EHV·ree·thuhng yoov DUHN
"The mornings are hectic but we manage to get everything done."
dhuh MOR·nuhngz er HEHK·tuhk buht wee MA·nuhj tuh geht EHV·ree·thuhng DUHN
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Is the American pronunciation of "done" 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 "DUHN" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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