Most people commonly pronounced our as "are" or the letter "R". Obviously, it is incorrect. The proper pronunciation of our is the same as hour. The words our and hour are called homophones. Homophones are words that have similar pronunciations but have different meanings. However, our and are are not homophones. They have different pronunciations and spellings.
-Erica Jiel Yuzon
Monday, August 30, 2010
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Both pronunciations are correct; OUR pronounced as R is acceptable in connected speech.
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