How to pronounce knows in American English
NOHZ
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Americans pronounce knows as NOHZ (/noʊz/).
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"Emergency drills are scheduled quarterly to ensure everyone knows the procedure."
uh·MUR·juhn·see DRIHLZ er SKEH·juhld KWOR·ter·lee tuh uhn·SHUUR EHV·ree·wuhn NOHZ dhuh pruh·SEE·jer
"I'm certain he knows the correct answer."
ahym SUR·tuhn hee NOHZ dhuh kuh·REHKT AN·ser
"No one knows the code for the home phone."
NOH wuhn NOHZ dhuh KOHD fer dhuh HOHM FOHN
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Is the American pronunciation of "knows" 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 "NOHZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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