How to pronounce non in American English
NAHN
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Americans pronounce non as NAHN (/nɑn/).
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"He signed a non-disclosure agreement before joining the company."
hee SAHYND uh NAHN duh·SKLOH·zher uh·GREE·muhnt buh·FOR JOY·nuhng dhuh KUHM·puh·nee
"She works for a non-profit organization defending human rights."
shee WURKS fer uh NAHN PRAH·fuht or·guh·nuh·ZAY·shuhn duh·FEHN·duhng HYOO·muhn RAHYTS
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Is the American pronunciation of "non" 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 "NAHN" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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