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Unit 12, page 201.

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Pronunciation note.

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Quantifiers containing the preposition of

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are often reduced in rapid speech and in conversation.

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The word of is often reduced to a.

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This reduction often happens when the word following of

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begins with a consonant.

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When the word following of begins with a vowel,

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full forms are generally used.

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A couple of is pronounced as a couple of.

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We met a couple of new people at the party.

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A lot of is pronounced as a lot of.

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I had a lot of work to do tonight.

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Lots of is pronounced as lots of.

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There are lots of great movies playing.

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Plenty of is pronounced as.

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There's plenty of time to get there.

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A number of is pronounced as a number of.

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I had a number of problems with the homework.

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Amount of is pronounced as amount of.

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The amount of traffic today was incredible.

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A bit of is pronounced as a bit of.

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He had a bit of trouble hearing the lecture.

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Most of is pronounced as.

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I was able to solve most of the problems.

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