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The [[adjective]] (which is also used [[substantive]]ly - see also [[contemporaneous - contemporary]] - '''contemporary''', with its [[adverb]] '''vontemporsrily''', can give difficulty with its pronunciation  -  as indeed can '''[[temporary - temporarily (pronunciation)|temporary '''and''' temporarily]].
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The [[adjective]] '''contemporary''' (which is also used [[substantive]]ly - see also [[contemporaneous - contemporary]]), with its [[adverb]] '''contemporarily''', can give difficulty with its pronunciation  -  as indeed can '''[[temporary - temporarily (pronunciation)|temporary '''and''' temporarily]].
 
*It is written with five syllables, '''con-''' + '''-tem-''' + '''-por-''' + '''-ar-''' + '''-y'''.  
 
*It is written with five syllables, '''con-''' + '''-tem-''' + '''-por-''' + '''-ar-''' + '''-y'''.  
**Careful speakers, speaking carefully, realize all five, with the stress on the second ({IPA|kən ˈtɛmp ər ər ɪ}}.
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**Careful speakers, speaking carefully, realize all five, with the stress on the second, {{IPA|kɒn 'tɛm pə rə rɪ}}.
**A realization with four syllables. 'con-TEMP-or-y', {IPA|kən ˈtɛmp ər ɪ}} is also common, even in formal educational contexts.
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**A realization with four syllables, 'con-TEMP-or-y', {{IPA|kɒn 'tɛm pə rɪ}}, is also common, even in formal educational contexts.
**In careless, rushed or casual colloquial speech, this is often further reduced to three syllables: 'con-TEMP-ry', {IPA|kən ˈtɛmp rɪ}}.
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**In careless, rushed or casual colloquial speech, this is often further reduced to three syllables: 'con-TEMP-ry', {{IPA|kɒn 'tɛm prɪ}}.
 
***The same, broadly, is true of the [[adverb]] '''contemporarily''' - with an extra final syllable '''-ly''' in all cases.
 
***The same, broadly, is true of the [[adverb]] '''contemporarily''' - with an extra final syllable '''-ly''' in all cases.
 
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Revision as of 14:11, 21 January 2016

The adjective contemporary (which is also used substantively - see also contemporaneous - contemporary), with its adverb contemporarily, can give difficulty with its pronunciation - as indeed can temporary and temporarily.

  • It is written with five syllables, con- + -tem- + -por- + -ar- + -y.
    • Careful speakers, speaking carefully, realize all five, with the stress on the second, IPA: /kɒn 'tɛm pə rə rɪ/.
    • A realization with four syllables, 'con-TEMP-or-y', IPA: /kɒn 'tɛm pə rɪ/, is also common, even in formal educational contexts.
    • In careless, rushed or casual colloquial speech, this is often further reduced to three syllables: 'con-TEMP-ry', IPA: /kɒn 'tɛm prɪ/.
      • The same, broadly, is true of the adverb contemporarily - with an extra final syllable -ly in all cases.
You may also want to see AWE's articles about
its meaning and usage, at contemporaneous - contemporary.
its spelling, which can give difficulty, at Temporary - Contemporary (spelling).