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How do you pronounce "born to die" informally?
Recently I listened to a music called "Born to die" sung by Lana Del Ray.
I've been noticed that she doesn't sing "born TO die", but something like "bornna die".
I'd like to know how that is written in that international phonetic alphabet, please.
Can you do that?
Born to die (Lana Del Rey) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bag1gUxuU0g
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
It's pronunciation. Often, two words are mashed together in songs, especially in the American accent. Also, 'I wanna' is actually 'I want to' but people just brought it together which is much more common.
I would never actually SAY 'born to die' like 'bornna die' because that's just my accent. Some people would; I think most Americans would.
Technically speaking, I'm guessing you could say it like 'bornna die' in informal conversation, but it could get confusing slightly. It wouldn't actually be formal as such saying it properly, but you're definitely understood.
PS: It is always spelled properly. The way it is interpreted is the only difference. You don't change the spelling just because you say it differently.
