How native speakers pronounce “before”

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a drop in for another 18 months or so before I really quit so why' I drop

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

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a drop in for another 18 months or so before I really quit so why' I drop

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

quit so why' I drop out it started before I was born my biological mother was a young

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

which is on social media. But before social media, TV programming was establishing the best examples of conservationists --

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

his poetic touch this was in the late 60s before personal computers and desktop publishing so it was all made

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

cameras it was sort of like Google in paperback form 35 years before Google came along it was idealistic overflowing

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

Around the world, there were no public systems of education, really, before the 19th century. They all came into being to meet the needs of industrialism.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

It's something that he had gotten from the psychologist Gary Klein, who had written about it a few years before, also called the pre-mortem.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

or undergo a surgery or any medical procedure before one person is helped. And you're thinking, what kind of crazy statistic is that?

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

what do you suppose it is? How many people have to take it before one person is helped? 300.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

300 people have to take the drug for a year before one heart attack, stroke or other adverse event is prevented. Now you're probably thinking,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

to go where people can’t, or go faster to a place before people get there. And that's this whole idea about drone as first responder

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

I fought for books because you need them. The summer before we opened Parnassus Books, I went on tour.

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

Twentysomethings like Alex and I had nothing but time. But before long, my supervisor pushed me to push Alex about her love life. I pushed back.

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

Besides, the best time to work on Alex's marriage is before she has one." That's what psychologists call an "Aha!" moment.

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

and planting corals to help restore the damage. This is before and after view. The before: where the corals are healthy,

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

This is before and after view. The before: where the corals are healthy, the system is healthy.

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

is not progress. The best time to work on your marriage is before you have one, and that means being as intentional with love

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

the living deep ocean provides to all of us. Armed with greater knowledge than has ever existed before, we are the luckiest people ever to have arrived on Earth.

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

but how about we require years of testing before we let anyone push it out into childhood? childhood? >>

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

We make them prove that their products are safe before they push them out into the world. And we hold them responsible. >>

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

have talked about this in the past even before TED. But how

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

as well as a sense of shame for how we ourselves are coming up short. Now, before we really get into this, I have to say that some of us have to reckon with the fact

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

One partner had kids, the other one had never lived with kids before, and they moved in together

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

What's interesting is that her parents did go on to get divorced, and my parents stayed together for 23 years before my mom passed away. Now do I think that’s due to them commuting separately?

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

we learned that our daughter had died before she could be born. Losing our daughter was horrible.

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

And he said, "No." But before he could leave I said, "Hey, can I know why?"

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I said, "Do you know those Walmart greeters? You know, those people who say 'hi' to you before you walk in the store, and make sure you don't steal stuff, basically?

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I learned that if I mention some doubt people might have before I ask the question, I gained their trust.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

and on the third try the professor was very impressed. He was like, "No one has done this before." And I came in prepared with powerpoints and my lesson.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

my friends in the front row, you should be warned, it will get worse before it gets better. (Laughter)

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

and it won't take long before you start getting back some incredible footage like this. (Video) Hello.

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

but I still wanted to come and see him. He was a boy I had diagnosed with a bone cancer a few days before. He and his mother had been meeting with the chemotherapy doctors

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

Thank you so much. SK: Well I thought before we start, because there was, it seemed like, about 40 percent of the audience

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

And we were able to get to six miles per hour before making contact. Obviously, we want to make no contact,

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

in ways that are very exciting. I said to you before, it's like, in some ways people go from, you know, is it safe, kind of to your poll, right?

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

I also know that by waking him up hours before his natural biological clock tells him he’s ready, I’m literally robbing him of the type of sleep

What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel

Updating bus routes, increased transportation costs, impact on sports. Care before or after school. But these are problems we have to work through.

What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel

Major transitions fail when the parts break before they can adapt. And for us to make it to a merger with AI,

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

But you still have so much to study! So you decide to follow in the footsteps of many students before you and pull an all-nighter.

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

That’s the hormone that helps prepare your body for sleep, and levels start to rise about two hours before your normal bedtime. At the same time, neurons in the hypothalamus and brain stem

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

And Robbins, by definition, is a food desert. The liquor store is often where I picked up my lunches before school -- Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and a pop --

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

You’re approaching your normal bedtime. Since the brain needs to cool down before sleep, your core body temperature starts to drop.

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

My father worked in the factory at a polyurethane company. He had Carhartt before it was fashionable, OK? (Laughter)

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

So I laid down, closed my eyes, and before I knew it, the hour was gone. I hadn't slept one bit.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

Stopping was always on the table alongside going back to how we were living before. So stopping never felt like a choice --

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

and the wrong words huge difference. Five months ago, I stood before that podium asking the Supreme Court to do something