How to pronounce since in American English
SIHNS
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Americans pronounce since as SIHNS (/sɪns/).
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"I have been in such a good mood ever since the vacation."
ahy hav bihn ihn suhch uh GUUD MOOD EH·ver SIHNS dhuh vay·KAY·shuhn
"She has been playing the violin since she was five years old."
shee huhz bihn PLAY·uhng dhuh vahy·uh·LIHN SIHNS shee wuhz FAHYV YEERZ OHLD
"So, what have you been up to since we last saw each other?"
SOH WUHT huhv yoo bihn UHP tuh SIHNS wee last SAH EECH UH·dher
"Your communication skills have improved significantly since last year."
yor kuh·myoo·nuh·KAY·shuhn SKIHLZ huhv uhm·PROOVD suhg·NIH·fuh·kuhnt·lee SIHNS last YEER
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Is the American pronunciation of "since" 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 "SIHNS" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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