you're

Guest   Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:47 pm GMT
Maybe this is a stupid question, but I have a big doubt..

How do you pronounce "you're" in a non-rhotic accent?

Isn't it the same as "you"?
Gabriel   Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:58 pm GMT
They're not pronounced the same way. In RP "you" is [ju:] or [ju], whereas "you're" is [jO:] or [jU@].
fjfjfj   Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:41 pm GMT
Yes, what Gabriel says is right.

However, in rapid speech it can be like "your".

Good evidence for this is that children often find it difficult to distinguish the difference between "your" and "you're" when learning to write.
Guest   Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:37 am GMT
In rapid speech, your, you're and yore sound the same.
Gabriel   Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:52 pm GMT
I'm not sure speed of delivery has anything to do with it. For many RP speakers, "your" and "you're" are perfect homophones be it in slow or rapid speech.
M56   Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:14 am GMT
<For many RP speakers, "your" and "you're" are perfect homophones be it in slow or rapid speech. >

Indeed they are - like "they're" and "there".
davidab   Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:17 am GMT
'your', 'you're', 'yore', 'yaw' are all homophones in RP
Guest   Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:45 pm GMT
So are RP speakers homophonic?
Guest   Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:18 am GMT
<Not for all RP speakers. There are still many people who use /U@/ in words like "you're" and there may still be some people who use /O@/ in 'yore'. >

Are you sure? I've never met an RP speaker who uses /U@/ in words like "you're". How do you pronounce it?
Guest   Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:32 pm GMT
Also in GAE there are more than one pronunciation of "you're"?