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Stress the second syllable 'fense', pronounced like 'fense'.
Keep the vowel short and crisp.
oo-fense (overstressing first syllable)
off-en-se (adding extra syllabe)
ah-fense (incorrect first sound)
Start with an 'o' sound, like 'off'.
Stress the first syllable 'of', pronounced like 'off'.
End with 'fense' as in 'fence'.
uh-fense (using schwa for first syllable)
of-en-se (adding extra syllable)
ah-fense (incorrect first sound)
In AmE, stress is on the second syllable. In BrE, on the first due to accent differences.
In AmE, it's a schwa. In BrE, it's like 'off'.
It's due to regional accent and stress patterns in English.
A team's strategy in attacking or advancing play.
/dɪˈfɛns/
Protection from harm
/əˈfɛnd/
To cause hurt feelings
/əˈfɛnsɪv/
Causing anger
- Different stress on first or second syllable.
- Ends with 's', not 'd'.
- Different stress and vowel length in second syllable.
Focus on the syllable stress; AmE differs from BrE.
Do not add unwanted syllables, keep it as 'o-ffense'.
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