How to pronounce post in American English
POHST
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Americans pronounce post as POHST (/poʊst/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "post" sounds like POHST.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, what turns word-by-word reading into actual conversation. It comes out as POHST.
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"He works as a film editor in the post-production department."
hee WURKS uhz uh FIHLM EH·duh·der ihn dhuh POHST pruh·DUHK·shuhn duh·PART·muhnt
"I have to go to the post office."
ahy haf tuh GOH tuh dhuh POHST AH·fuhs
"I need to go to the bank, the post office, and the grocery store."
ahy NEED tuh GOH tuh dhuh BANGK dhuh POHST AH·fuhs and dhuh GROH·suh·ree STOR
"I need to go to the post office to mail this package."
ahy NEED tuh GOH tuh dhuh POHST AH·fuhs tuh MAYL dhihs PA·kuhj
"Most of the post was about the ghost host."
MOHST uhv dhuh POHST wuhz uh·BOWT dhuh GOHST HOHST
"The goal post was damaged during the storm."
dhuh GOHL POHST wuhz DA·muhjd DUUR·uhng dhuh STORM
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Is the American pronunciation of "post" 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 "POHST" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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