Reduction the word FOR - American English

English Pronunciation - Reduction: the word FOR - American English Today I'm going to talk about one particular word in terms of reduction. Reduction is when a sound is dropped or changed in a word, and this happens quite frequently in unaccented syllables, the word today is the word 'FOR'. The word 'FOR' reduces to /fɚ/, /fɚ/, very quick "f" and then the schwa+r sound, /fɚ/, /fɚ/. It will then link to the word that follows, /fɚ/, 'FOR' /ˈfoɚ/, /fɚ/. Example: "I got it for you", "I got it for you", /fɚ/, /fɚ/, "for you", "I got it for you". More examples, "Can I have this cake?", "No", "It's for tonight", /fɚ/, /fɚ/, "It's for tonight", /fɚ/. "I bike for transportation, not for fitness",/fɚ/, /fɚ/, one more time: "I bike for transportation, not for fitness" /fɚ/. "Let's eat out just for fun" /fɚ/, "for fun" /fɚ/, "for fun" /fɚ/, "Let's eat out just for fun" /fɚ/, "This medicine is for headaches" /fɚ/, "for headaches" /fɚ/, "This medicine is for headaches" /fɚ/, "These flowers are for the wedding", notice here the word 'ARE' before 'FOR' is also reduced [ɚ fɚ], [ɚ fɚ], "These flowers are for the wedding" [ɚ fɚ]. "You can use these folders for organizing" /fɚ/, "for organizing" /fɚ/, "You can use these folders for organizing" /fɚ/. "This is for my parents' anniversary" /fɚ/, "for my" /fɚ/, "for my" /fɚ/, "This is for my parents' anniversary" /fɚ/. "That cabinet is for linens" /fɚ/, "for linens" /fɚ/, /fɚ/,/fɚ/, "That cabinet is for linens" /fɚ/. "The software is for accounting" /fɚ/, "The software is for accounting" /fɚ/, for accounting" /fɚ/. "Thanks so much for using Rachel's English" /fɚ/, /fɚ/,/fɚ/, "for using" /fɚ/, "for using" /fɚ/. That's it and, "Thanks so much for using Rachel's English" /fɚ/.