{"id":155123,"date":"2021-08-24T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/?p=155123"},"modified":"2024-02-11T02:35:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T02:35:18","slug":"advanced-vocabulary-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/advanced-vocabulary-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn English With News: COVID Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Master techniques to sound like a native English speaker and stay updated with the news! Explore vocabulary, phrases, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: right; padding-left: 570px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; padding-left: 570px;\"><strong>YouTube blocked? <\/strong><a href=\"#video\">Click here to see the video.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4zAkoXyhrdI\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"Learn English With News: Advanced Vocabulary &amp; Phrases | Rachel&#039;s English\" title=\"Play video &quot;Learn English With News: Advanced Vocabulary &amp; Phrases | Rachel&#039;s English&quot;\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/4zAkoXyhrdI<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4zAkoXyhrdI\" title=\"Learn English With News: Advanced Vocabulary &amp; Phrases | Rachel&#039;s English\">Learn English With News: Advanced Vocabulary &amp; Phrases | Rachel&#039;s English (https:\/\/youtu.be\/4zAkoXyhrdI)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links to the original newscasts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Went Wrong with the U.S. Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FCQip2MeUm4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FCQip2MeUm4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>How U.S. Airlines Transport Covid-19 Vaccines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZR662jW3LZw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZR662jW3LZw<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Transcript:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hey, I\u2019m Rachel from Rachel\u2019s English and today I\u2019m going to teach you some of the more advanced vocabulary and terms that were used in a CNBC story about what went wrong with the Coronavirus vaccine rollout in the US.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When a vaccine for Covid-19 was designed and tested, many Americans thought that waiting for life to return to normal would soon be over. Instead, there was more waiting to do. Why? Let\u2019s watch this 35-second news clip.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here\u2019s what went wrong with the US Coronavirus vaccine rollout. And how a new White House plans to turn things around. On May 15<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02020, the Trump administration launched \u201cOperation Warp Speed\u201d to accelerate development, production and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. Its goal was to have 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of 2020. But once it came time to get shots into people\u2019s arms, the Trump Administration turn the reins over to the states. This meant state and local health officials were left to piece together a massively complicated rollout operation. Without federal guidance or additional\u00a0resources.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vaccine rollout. Let\u2019s hear that sentence again.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here\u2019s what went wrong with the US Corona virus vaccine rollout.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rollout is a\u00a0noun,\u00a0this means to introduce something such as a new product to the public.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The vaccine was ready and made to be distributed; it was time for the rollout.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a verb, here\u2019s a sample sentence: The cellphone company is getting ready to rollout 5G service.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rollout is also a phrasal verb with a completely different meaning. I rolled out of bed at 5AM this morning. I was sleepy I could hardly stand up.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Or, the bus rolled out of the parking lot at 2:30 sharp. The bus left the parking lot, it departed, rolled out.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vaccine rollout. Let\u2019s hear that sentence again.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here\u2019s what went wrong with the US Coronavirus vaccine rollout. And how a new White House plans to turn things around. On May 15<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02020, the Trump administration launched \u201cOperation Warp Speed\u201d to accelerate development, production and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This bit tells us that the US federal government was planning to oversee the whole process from start to finish. From research, design, testing, mass producing and giving it to individual people, but that\u2019s not what happened. Let\u2019s break this part down.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Trump administration launched \u201cOperation Warp Speed\u201d. Lauch is a verb meaning to start or set in motion. We use it generally when starting a really big project or program. For example, I\u2019m launching my new book next week. That\u2019s actually not true. I don\u2019t have a new book but I do have an old book. Check it out at RachelsEnglish.com\/book. It\u2019s also commonly used to mean to throw forward or send of an object.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NASA is launching its newest rocket to Mars.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Operation Warp Speed. Warp speed is another space Science reference. If any of you have watched part of the Star Trek TV series, no doubt you\u2019ve heard this term. It means faster-than-light travel of the highest speed possible. Warp speed.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On May 15<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02020, the Trump administration launched \u201cOperation Warp Speed\u201d to accelerate development, production and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Its goal was to have 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of 2020. But once it came time to get shots into people\u2019s arms, the Trump Administration turn the rains over to the states.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Trump Administration turned the reins over to the states.\u00a0So\u00a0the federal government gave control of the rollout to the individual states. It turned the reins over. I can think of 3 different meanings for the same pronunciation and different spelling so be careful here. We have R-E-I-N-S. Reins, these are the long leather\u00a0straps\u00a0or rope that a rider uses to guide an animal like a horse. Pull back on the reins to slow the horse down.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We also have R-E-I-G-N-S, reigns. Royal authority or governing power. The Queen reigns as a representative of the state but not the ruler.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Then we also have the most common, R-A-I-N-S, rains, water as drops falling from the clouds. It rains almost every day in April. All three of these words are pronounced the same. R consonant, a diphthong, and z, [\u0279e\u026anz].\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this clip, we\u2019re hearing the first spelling, to turn the reins over. This means to give control or power to someone else. This idiom comes from horses. To have the reins control the horse and you pass them to someone else to control. You can also say: Take the reins, hold the reins, grab the reins, pass the reins. Of course, this isn\u2019t limited to riding an actual horse.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The CEO took the reins of the company last month. Or: I need help with this project; I have too much other work to do. Can I pass the reins on to you?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You know there are a lot of idioms related to horses in English. Horses used to be the central\u00a0part of\u00a0our life. They were our transportation. I actually thought of a bunch of idioms with horses one day when I was dressed up as a horse and I made a video going over these idioms that you can watch at the end of this video, it\u2019s a classic. Let\u2019s keep going.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">State and local health officials were left to piece together a massively complicated rollout operation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">State heads to piece together a massively complicated rollout operation. Have you ever done a jigsaw puzzle? One with a thousand pieces maybe more? Ilike this idiom \u201cTo piece together\u201d to describe a very complex problem with lots of parts and details that need to come together.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I might also say, put together, figure out, carry out, piece together. Another sample sentence: The police had to piece together reports from several witnesses to get and accurate account of what happened.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Or: After we talked for a few minutes, we pieced together our connections and realized we had met 5\u00a0years earlier\u00a0at a conference.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Piece together, a great expression to use here since the vaccine rollout involved so many details to make happen. On the newsclip, a doctor explains some of these pieces.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That really requires an assembly line-like setup, it requires several weeks of planning, requires to make sure complex storage is connected to individuals that the other end of the process and for places that don\u2019t have all of that infrastructure and that expertise they really need more technical assistance from the federal government and unfortunately operation won\u2019t speed only really seem to focus on the Science and ultimately the development and approval of these vaccines but not the logistics around distribution and administration.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First\u00a0he mentions and assembly line-like set up. An assembly line, this is something that you might see in a factory, an arrangement of machines, tools and workers that get a large quantity of a product put together quickly. The product goes down the line and everyone does their step.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another piece is complex storage. The vaccines can\u2019t be just shipped in a box. They have to be kept at a very, very cold temperatures. A typical freezer won\u2019t do the job for some of the vaccines. Let\u2019s skip to another report. I\u2019ll put\u00a0links to both of these news clips in the video description.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this report, CNBC is talking about how commercial airplanes were used to solve a piece of this rollout puzzle. Large commercial aircraft were used to transport PPE. That is personal protective equipment and vaccines in addition to FEDEX and UPS.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Normally US mail and Amazon packages and various other things from live animals to electronics are all flying below us.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because so many planes have been taken out, airlines have been using especially their larger aircraft to carry only cargo. They\u2019re pretty much desperate to find revenue\u00a0wherever they can.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In March of 2020, airlines were even transporting some cargo in passenger seats to help distribute PPE equipment at the beginning of the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Listen for 2 reductions with linking in this clip. And. We very often drop the d.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">US mail and Amazon packages. And amazon.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">US mail and Amazon packages&#8211;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And various other things. And various. No d, linked together.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And various other things<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dropping the D in this word is more common than pronouncing it. And Amazon. And various. Let\u2019s look at 2 more common reductions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because so many planes have been taken out&#8211;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because so many planes have been taken out&#8211;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because. This word can be reduced to\u00a0cuz, without the first syllable. Here we do hear the first syllable but it\u2019s said very, very quickly. Because, because. You can think of there is being no vowel in the first syllable just a quick b sound\u00a0b\u2019cuz,\u00a0b\u2019cuz.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because so many planes have been taken out&#8211;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dropping the H at the beginning of certain function words is also really common on both casual and professional speech.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here we have an example where the word\u00a0have\u00a0becomes\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u01ddv.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because so many planes have been taken out&#8211;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other words where this might happen, had becomes\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u01ddd. 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Listen again.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">especially their larger aircraft&#8211;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Especially. If you look it up in a dictionary, you\u2019re going to see that this is a four-syllable word with stress on the second syllable but with the\u00a0ly\u00a0adverbial suffix, it\u2019s really easy to drop the schwa right before the suffix so especially becomes especially, especially. Four syllables become three. This happens in other words too. Let\u2019s take finally becoming\u00a0fainly. Three syllables dropped to two. That\u2019s a more common pronunciation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Necessarily. Necessarily becomes\u00a0necessarly,\u00a0necessarly. Five syllables becoming four.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s perfectly fine not to drop the schwa to do the full pronunciation but you\u2019ll hear these reductions by native speakers in\u00a0all sorts\u00a0of contexts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reductions make our speech a little bit\u00a0more smooth and connected\u00a0and that\u2019s why it\u2019s a top priority as you roll out your plan for American accent training. Now, let\u2019s get to this video from the past. 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