Americans pronounce "We have no fear" as "wee hav NOH FEER" in casual speech. Two things bend the textbook pronunciation. The headline is the Reduced Words (to, for, of) — a small function word reduces to a quick, unstressed schwa shape. You'll hear it on we and again on have — the small reduction that lets you talk at conversation speed. Keep stressed words long, unstressed words short, and link the consonants forward into the vowels.
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Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.
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Pronouncing the function word too fully.
"we" is a function word — in connected speech, the full vowel reduces to a quick "wee" sound and consonants may simplify. Full vowel reduces to schwa /ə/ or other weak vowel. Consonants may simplify.
Pronouncing the H clearly.
The "h" in "have" is dropped in connected speech — the preceding word's final consonant links directly to the remaining vowel — most natural in casual, rapid speech; in careful or formal speech, the H is typically kept. /h/ is dropped entirely — preceding word links directly into the remaining vowel (works after both consonants and vowels).
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