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Shooter - Mister Rate's Advice
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Ride Along - A Hostile Situation
54 - New Bus Boy
Warrior - You're Trying?
Warrior - You're Trying?
X2 - Bobby Comes Out
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Gone with the Wind - Scarlett Meets Rhett
Saw VI - Voice Recognition
Kick-Ass 2 - Justice Forever
Kick-Ass 2 - Justice Forever
Kick-Ass 2 - Justice Forever
Jaws - Scars
Billy Madison - Billy at Dinner
Election - Apples, Oranges and Democracy
Election - Apples, Oranges and Democracy
Red Eye - Reservation Emergency
The Truman Show - Do Something!
Dreamgirls - Deena's Gonna Sing Lead
Easy A - A Sexy George?
Office Space - Motivation Problems
Mean Girls - Regina Bashes Janis
Mean Girls - Regina Bashes Janis
JFK - The Truth
Ray - A Better Deal
Dirty Work - Screwing Over Hamilton
The Big Lebowski - I'm the Dude
The Big Lebowski - I'm the Dude
How to pronounce were in English
Were
/wɝr/
Examples from movies with Were
WMDs were in Iraq,
Them boys on the grassy knoll,
they were dead within three hours.
You were sitting in the
dark with a coke and a hot dog.
We were in the middle of
something, so you have to go.
All these famous people,
and I didn't know who any of them were
Where were you when it mattered?
I think I liked you better
when you were a drunk.
So, uh... when did you
first know you were a—
And my head I'd be scratchin'
while my thoughts were busy hatchin'
And you were going to hate him
for the rest of your life.
were inconsistent for an individual
with an active epidermal metabolism.
after my parents were mugged and
killed coming home from the opera.
Yeah,
like since we were five.
you were all swapping these
awesome origin stories.
You were on the Indianapolis ?
there were delicious Triscuit crackers,
I could have enjoyed them with you.
Let's say all you
ever knew were apples.
You might think apples
were pretty good,
God, they totally threw me.
They were such...
- Who were you talking to?
- Nothing. I didn't say anything.
The Dreamettes were little girls.
You're women now.
- Right.
- Why, what were you thinking?
but what if you were offered
some kind of a stock option...
- Hey.
- Why were you talking to Janis Ian?
We were best friends
in middle school.
You're going back to when we were children,
You were the ones that taught me
that making a record is business,
Oh no, I was just laughing earlier
when you were talking to his belly.
Well, they were... they were looking
for you, these two guys.
Oh, so you know that they were
trying to piss on your rug.
Audio pronunciation of Were
American pronunciation
Were pronounced by Ivy
(child, girl)
Were pronounced by Joanna
(female)
Were pronounced by Kendra
(female)
Were pronounced by Kimberly
(female)
Were pronounced by Salli
(female)
Were pronounced by Joey
(male)
Were pronounced by Justin
(child, boy)
Were pronounced by Matthew
(male)
British pronunciation
Were pronounced by Amy
(female)
Were pronounced by Emma
(female)
Were pronounced by Brian
(male)
