Hi! This is Amy with Go Places English, and today I want to talk the linking and reduction of COME ON in American English.

COME ON is a common expression and has several meanings, depending on the context and tone of the speaker.

It can mean, “come here” or “let’s go” and even “I don’t believe you.” It can be used to plead. Of course there are even more meanings, but for the purpose of this video, we will look at how we use COME ON as an imperative.

In speaking we link the words COME ON to sound like a single word. C’mon. Notice the stress is in the second syllable. MON. The first syllable is reduced to sound like Kuh.Kuh.

C’mon.

Practice saying it with me.

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Let’s practice saying C’mon in some sentences.

Come on, let’s get going.

Come on, give me a bite.

Do you want to go with me? Come on, you’ll have fun!

Come on now, you can’t be serious.

Come on, I’m in a hurry!

Let’s go. Come on!

Oh come on! I never said that.

Come on, get your act together!

Come on you guys, our bus is about to leave.

Good job. Record yourself saying the practice sentences and compare your pronunciation to mine.

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